Roger Waters, Chomsky, and other international figures sign manifesto against Bolsonaro's coup.

247 - The manifesto calls for the creation of "a powerful international solidarity movement" in defense of democracy in Brazil, warning against a possible coup in the country, reported Mônica Bergamo. FSP.

Among the personalities who signed the document are musician Roger Waters, actor Danny Glover, the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and philosopher Noam Chomsky.

Pointing out that Jair Bolsonaro (PL) is creating conditions to discredit the electoral process and preparing his supporters for political violence, the text states that "no coup d'état has ever been so widely anticipated."

"Democracy in Brazil today needs the support and vigilance of the world. Ensuring that the Constitution and popular suffrage are respected is our shared responsibility," he continued.

The manifesto was drafted by the Washington Brazil Office (WBO), a Brazilian think tank based in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

According to the Folha journalist, the text will be read at an event at PUC in São Paulo on the 22nd of this month, during a ceremony commemorating the 45th anniversary of the episode known as the invasion of PUC, when the military dictatorship arrested hundreds of students.

Read the full manifesto.

"International solidarity is not an empty word."

A call for free elections and respect for the results of the polls in Brazil.

In a few weeks, Brazil will hold its ninth presidential election since the end of the military dictatorship, and for the first time since 1988, there is a great risk that the popular vote will not be heard and respected.

For several years, President Jair Bolsonaro has been planning to contest his eventual defeat by discrediting the Brazilian electoral system. He accuses judges of the higher courts of being corrupt and partisan, predicts that votes will be rigged, and suspects that the media is working for the opposing camp. Inspired by Donald Trump's strategy, the Brazilian president mobilizes his supporters by presenting himself as a victim, persecuted by an establishment sold to the left, and as the sole savior and redeemer of the nation. He demonizes his adversaries and designates them as enemies. In doing so, he prepares his militants, many of them armed, for political violence and even insurrection.

This drift is not surprising in a character openly nostalgic for the military dictatorship and full of contempt for republican institutions, political pluralism, and the rule of law. But today, as Head of the Executive and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, he utters these extremist diatribes, while four years in power have radicalized his militant base. No coup d'état has ever been so widely anticipated.

Democracy in Brazil today needs the support and vigilance of the world. Ensuring that the constitution and popular suffrage are respected is our shared responsibility.

The fate of a country of continental dimensions, with a population exceeding 212 million, an environmental heritage of crucial importance for the future of the planet, and a leading role in the global economy and governance, is a matter whose consequences extend far beyond Brazil's borders. The strength of Brazilian democracy and respect for the rule of law, human rights, the environment, the rights of indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups are issues that concern everyone and, as such, are the object of our legitimate attention and solidarity. The democracy of this immense country is our common good, and we cannot remain mere spectators.

The time has come to create a powerful international solidarity movement in defense of the democratic process in Brazil.

That is why we, intellectuals, politicians, artists, activists, citizens, are calling for demands:

That the presidential elections in Brazil take place in accordance with the Constitution;

All threats and violence against candidates and their supporters must be condemned and combated.

That republican institutions be maintained in their functions and their decisions respected;

The armed forces should not interfere in the electoral process, the counting of votes, or the transfer of power.

Democracy is a precious and fragile asset, of which we are all guarantors. In this year in which Brazil celebrates the bicentennial of its independence, its historical challenge continues to be that of defending a democratic, pluralistic, and inclusive country. Brazilian democracy is also ours, and international solidarity should not be an empty word.

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