"Bolsonaro's lack of preparedness is outrageous," says Rolf Kuntz.
"Misinformed and with a poor parliamentary record, Bolsonaro seems to understand the Presidency only as a position of command, as an opportunity to impose his values and preferences, ignoring management and governmental functions. Those who voted for him expecting to elect a president were mistaken. President, so far, is just a formal title," says one of the most experienced columnists in the Brazilian press.
247 - "Two months into his presidency, Captain Jair Bolsonaro still seems unaware of the functions of the President of the Republic and even the dignity of the office. The disconnect between his position as head of government and his concerns is the most alarming aspect of the golden shower episode, also known as xixigate, and many others, such as the promise to control the ENEM (National High School Exam) questions and a comment about speed bumps. His critics were even generous in the case of xixigate, because they left aside the most important issue, known in companies as job description. They accused him of lack of decorum, rudeness, bad manners, and irresponsible use of social media. There were even those who criticized him for poor choice of priorities. All these criticisms may be deserved, but the central and truly worrying fact is another," says journalist Rolf Kuntz, in article Published this Sunday.
"By sharing that scatological and pornographic video, he addressed a matter far removed from presidential duties. He dealt with a minor Carnival incident, insignificant in its effects, even for someone who patrols the streets. More than that: in a country with 12% unemployment, barely out of a recession, with accumulated growth of only 2,2% in two years, a huge public debt and a complicated reform agenda, why on earth is the President of the Republic concerned with a silly video and willing to share it with a comment? It's not just a matter of priorities. Until a better explanation emerges, unpreparedness for the job will be the most convincing answer," the columnist further points out.
"The President of the Republic has been criticized for his lack of commitment to defending pension reform and for his communication style, a copy of the Trump model. But this haphazard and erratic communication is merely a symptom of something much more serious. Uninformed and with a poor parliamentary record, Bolsonaro seems to understand the Presidency only as a position of command, as an opportunity to impose his values and preferences, ignoring management and governmental functions. Those who voted for him expecting to elect a president were mistaken. "President, so far, is just a formal title," concludes Kuntz.