"The pot-banging protests were against the workers, not against corruption."
Federal deputy João Daniel (PT/SE) questioned this Wednesday (10) why, after this week's accusations against interim president Michel Temer, former minister Romero Jucá and minister José Serra, the same "banging of pots and pans" that was seen in the impeachment process against elected president Dilma Rousseff was not seen; for him, "it is regrettable that nowhere is there any manifestation of this same group that went to the streets banging pots and pans, making accusations against corruption, when all the abundant accusations are made against this interim government that is governing Brazil at this moment"
247 - Federal deputy João Daniel (PT/SE) made an analysis on Wednesday (10), during a session in the Chamber, of the political moment the country is experiencing. The deputy questioned why, after the accusations made this week against the interim president, Michel Temer, the former minister Romero Jucá and the minister José Serra, the same "banging of pots and pans" that was seen in the impeachment process against the elected president Dilma Rousseff was not seen.
According to João Daniel, President Dilma, who was legitimately elected, has been undergoing a process of impeachment through a coup, under the guise of fighting corruption. "We witnessed, during the period when President Dilma was facing false accusations—because there is no proof, but they are inventing crimes against President Dilma and against President Lula—the pots and pans banging in wealthy and upscale neighborhoods. And now they've gone into hiding, they've gone to the back of the closet," he said.
The congressman highlighted that even with the media coverage of Minister José Serra, who is also a senator, receiving R$ 23 million in "off-the-books" funds, and Michel Temer and former minister Jucá receiving R$ 10 million in cash, there are no pots and pans banging demanding punishment for those involved in corruption.
In the congressman's opinion, it is clear that the banging of pots and pans was against the inclusion of the poor, against the inclusion of workers, of the black youth from the periphery, against the indigenous people, the quilombola communities, the landless peasants, and the poor of this country who had a voice and a say and who, during the 12 years of the Dilma and Lula governments, were respected as people. "This conservative, elitist middle class is showing, at this moment in Brazil, that it has no commitment whatsoever to our country, much less against corruption. It covers up all kinds of wrongdoing, if that wrongdoing, if that scheme is carried out by the right wing, by the white elite," he stated.
According to Congressman João Daniel, "it is regrettable that nowhere do we see any demonstrations from this same group that used to take to the streets banging pots and pans to denounce corruption, when all the numerous accusations are being made against this interim government that is currently governing Brazil," he declared.