Eliane: "Dilminha peace and love" gains new momentum.
A columnist for Folha discusses the opening of dialogue created by the president and says that the tide may be turning in her favor: "Inflation is finally calming down and the PSDB party is in the crosshairs -- with what has already emerged and, especially, with what may emerge from the investigations into the so-called Siemens scandal."
247 – As soon as inflation went down, the usual critics started changing sides. Folha columnist Eliane Cantanhêde maintains her ironic tone but says the president is gaining new momentum with good news on the economy and the scandal involving the PSDB party in the subway system. Read more:
Even the Varginha ET
BRASILIA - President Dilma Rousseff must indeed swallow her aversion to political negotiations and talks with party leaders in order to avoid projects that displease the government and secure those that are favorable to it. But she doesn't need to exaggerate.
Dilma has been meeting with deputies and senators from the PMDB, PR, PP, and the entire extensive allied base. If she has some time, she might even invite the PT members to the Planalto Palace (yesterday's meeting between PT senators and the president was canceled).
She is therefore following the advice and example of her godfather, "Lulinha peace and love," and making a tremendous effort to soften her own personality and get as close as possible to "Dilminha peace and love." Who knows, with a little more effort, she might even manage to stop calling people "dear" and "darling" when, for example, she doesn't like a journalist's question.
Well, after becoming very friendly with Vice President Michel Temer, two and a half years after taking office, and after clashing with Renan Calheiros and Henrique Alves, Dilma now praises anyone (as long as it's not the leader of the PMDB, Eduardo Cunha).
Yesterday, in an interview with a radio station in the interior of Minas Gerais, she stated that she has "great respect for the Varginha ET." What does that mean?
An alleged extraterrestrial that was supposedly seen by three girls from the city about 15 years ago, to the delight of ufologists and the disbelief of local and national authorities.
While she has been so friendly with Greeks, Trojans, members of the PMDB party, and Martians alike, Dilma remains tough on critics, those "pessimists," and against accusations of pure "uproar." And now, she gains new momentum with two pieces of good news for her and her reelection. Is the tide turning?
Inflation is finally calming down, and the PSDB party is now in the spotlight—both with what has already come to light and, especially, with what may emerge from the investigations into the so-called Siemens scandal.