Auler: Persecution of Lula could cause irreversible damage to democracy.
Journalist Marcelo Auler states on his blog that the persecution of Lula at all levels of the judiciary is significant enough to cause irreparable damage to Brazilian democracy; he says: "it is not just any candidacy, but that of someone who holds the spontaneous preference of one-fifth (...) of the voters."
247 – Journalist Marcelo Auler states on his blog that the persecution of Lula at all levels of the judiciary is significant enough to cause irreparable damage to Brazilian democracy. He says: “it is not just any candidacy, but that of someone who holds the spontaneous preference of one-fifth (...) of the voters”.
"At the moment when they are about to enter their "school holidays", as Jânio de Freitas aptly defined in his column - Waiting and Receiving - on Thursday (June 28), in FSPThe ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), as well as the members of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), will have ample material for their reflections during this second annual period of leisure (yes, because in January they already enjoyed paid vacations). This is the 1st CNI/IBOPE Survey regarding this year's elections.
The data reveals that more than a fifth of Brazilian voters – 21% – spontaneously indicate their willingness to vote for former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for president. This is almost double the number who, without any prompting, mentioned Jair Bolsonaro (11%). Ten times more than those who cited other candidates, such as Ciro Gomes and Marina Silva, who are hovering around 2%.
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