"Temer cuts 87% of the sports budget. Where is Ana Paula, the volleyball player, who is a coup plotter?"
"Last week, the coup plotters submitted their proposal for the Annual Budget Law (LOA) to the Federal Chamber, which foresees an 87% reduction in the funds available for the programs of the Ministry of Sports. Where are the provocative volleyball player Ana Paula, the 'phenomenon of opportunism' Ronaldo – 'Ronalducho' – and the other idiotic athletes?", asks Altamiro Borges.
By Altamiro Borges, on his blog
In the coup-mongering campaign to impeach Dilma Rousseff, many athletes, seeking media attention, reinforced the chorus of fascist sects and took to the streets wearing the "yellow ducks" of the sinister Federation of Industries of São Paulo (Fiesp) and the "ethical" CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) t-shirts. Naive or not, they helped enable the coup by the corrupt that brought Michel Temer's gang to power. Last week, the coup-plotting den submitted its proposal for the Annual Budget Law (LOA) to the Federal Chamber, which foresees an 87% reduction in funds available for the programs of the Ministry of Sports. Where are the provocative volleyball player Ana Paula, the "phenomenon of opportunism" Ronaldo – "Ronalducho" – and the other idiotic athletes?
According to an article published in Folha on Tuesday (19), the scenario for Brazilian sport in 2018 will be catastrophic. “The government’s proposal for next year’s LOA foresees that the funds available for programs of the Ministry of Sport will suffer an 87% reduction compared to the already scarce scenario of 2017. The item 'granting scholarships to athletes' will have only R$ 70 million available. With this, the Bolsa Atleta program, which costs more than R$ 130 million annually, should undergo drastic changes, if not end. In total, the budget for Sport, which was R$ 1,245 billion in the 2017 LOA, was reduced to R$ 163 million in the project sent by Michel Temer to the Chamber of Deputies.”
“The Athlete Grant program, however, is not the only problem. In fact, it is the program that suffered the smallest cut: it 'only' lost 50%. The budget line item 'preparation of athletes and training of human resources for high-performance sport', from which resources for agreements with confederations are drawn, went from R$ 56,6 million in 2017 to R$ 7,2 million in the 2018 Budget Law. In 2016, by comparison, R$ 134 million was authorized. Another important budget line item for high-performance sport in Brazil, the one dealing with 'preparation of main national teams to represent Brazil in international competitions', which was R$ 40 million in 2017 (although very little of that was actually spent) will be only R$ 4,8 million in 2018.”
The cuts spare no sector. “While the 2017 budget allocated R$ 60 million for the 'implementation of high-performance sports infrastructure,' the 2018 forecast is only R$ 13 million, frustrating the plans of those intending to build training centers, such as the Brazilian Basketball Confederation. Maintaining the acclaimed 'National Training Network' will only receive R$ 20 million next year, compared to R$ 100 million this year. The fight against doping will also face significant challenges in 2018. If it was already difficult to carry out regulatory activities with the R$ 8,7 million budgeted for 2017, it will be much more difficult with the R$ 2,7 million planned for 2018. These resources need to pay not only for tests but also ensure the operation of the deficit-ridden laboratory in Rio de Janeiro.”
The worst, however, is expected to occur in the category "implementation and modernization of infrastructure for educational, recreational and leisure sports," which allocates funds for small works on public facilities throughout the country. After allocating R$ 462 million in 2017, the government intends to release only R$ 7 million in 2018. "Furthermore, there is no reference whatsoever to the 'implementation of Sports Initiation Centers,' which received R$ 200 million in this year's budget." In other words, the coup-plotter Michel Temer is jeopardizing any prospect of a future for national sports.
Will soccer player Ana Paula, who celebrated the coup – “while the PT supporters cry, a breath of hope begins,” the idiot posted on Twitter on the day Dilma Rousseff's impeachment was approved – utter a single growl from her mansion in the United States? And what about Ronaldinho, close friend of the faltering Aécio Neves and active participant in the coup marches? And former judoka João Derly, current congressman for the Rede party, who said he voted "with a clear conscience" for the impeachment?