Marcelo Rubens Paiva: "Brazilian democracy is contaminated"
In a very clear article, journalist and writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva explains why the Brazilian political system generates corruption: "The Brazilian state is in the hands of legal and illegal donations. Brazilian politics is made by those who, for the most part, manage to raise both legal and illegal donations," he says.
247 - In his column in the Estado newspaper this Saturday, the 21st, journalist and writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva clearly explains how corruption is born in the Brazilian political system: through donations to electoral campaigns. "In the current party game, those who get elected are those with ample funds, money for campaigns, expensive marketing consultants...", he exemplifies.
"Therefore, a large part of the politicians elected in Brazil are thieves and extortionists, directly or indirectly," he says, adding that "the Brazilian state is in the hands of legal and illegal donations. Brazilian politics is made by those who, for the most part, manage to raise both legal and illegal donations."
"Your mayor, governor, senator, federal and state representatives, and city councilors were elected through campaigns that only achieved high visibility because they were financed by legal and illegal donations. The presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate were mentioned in the Lava Jato corruption scandal. Few remain," he states.
According to Rubens Paiva, "Brazilian democracy is contaminated, it's not representative, it's not democratic, it's a business." "The nation is fundamentally a business opportunity. Not every politician is a thief. But in the Brazilian political and electoral system, the majority who get elected are. Pure mathematics," he concludes.
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