Veríssimo suggests that Bolsonaro is Aécio's 'ugly wife'.

247 - In a text published this Sunday (19), Luis Fernando Veríssimo, ironically comments on the participation of federal deputy Jair Bolsonaro in demonstrations against the government, calling for the return of the military dictatorship in the country. He defines the parliamentarian as "the ugly woman of each one". Although he does not mention Senator Aécio Neves (PSDB), the writer implies that the tucano tarnishes his biography by not bothering to appear defending protests like this one that include Bolsonaro's presence. 

"A woman can be beautiful in many ways without necessarily being flashy. And there are many reasons to be with an unattractive woman without it being a fight. The important thing in the phrase is what the unattractive woman means to each person. The woman in the phrase, besides being unattractive, is symbolic. She represents all the misunderstandings we want to avoid about ourselves. She is the cause we would never embrace, even though it may seem that way. For example: if you see me participating in a street demonstration that also includes Jair Bolsonaro or someone similar, with banners calling for the return of the military dictatorship, you can be sure that either it's not me or I've joined the wrong demonstration. The other demonstrators may not mind the company, and their decision is respectable. But I know very well that I don't want an unattractive woman by my side," he states.

Below is the full text:

The ugly woman in everyone

We are living through the prelude to a coup, where causes are intertwined, the line between political opportunism and excessive moralism is blurred, and definitions are impossible.

Truck bumper stickers always have something to say, and some of their phrases have become classics. There are religious declarations, in a tone of resentful catechism ("God is greater than you deserve"). There are phrases that deal with the hardships of marriage ("If marriage were a good thing, it wouldn't need witnesses") and its undesirable consequences ("God made mothers and the Devil made mothers-in-law"). Some are about sex ("A good woman is affectionate and the clutch is smooth") and about the pitfalls of sex ("A marriage that starts in a motel ends in a boarding house"), others are examples of practical wisdom ("Slow and steady wins the race... but it takes a long time," "Sugarcane makes moonshine, too much moonshine makes moonshine," "In frog country, mosquitoes don't swoop down," etc.) and others are simply confessional ("I owe everything to my mother, but we're negotiating").

My favorite bumper sticker slogan is, “If you see me hugging an ugly woman, you can separate us because it’s a fight.” A prejudiced phrase, of course. If you examine it closely—which is always inadvisable with any joke—the phrase is cruel. A woman can be beautiful in many ways without necessarily being flashy. And there are many reasons to be hugging an ugly woman without it being a fight. The important thing in the phrase is what the ugly woman means to each person. The woman in the phrase, besides being ugly, is symbolic. She represents all the misunderstandings we want to avoid about ourselves. She is the cause we would never embrace, even though it may seem like we would. For example: if you see me participating in a street demonstration that also includes Jair Bolsonaro or someone similar, with banners calling for the return of the military dictatorship, you can be sure that either it’s not me or I’ve joined the wrong demonstration. The other demonstrators may not mind the company, and their decision is respectable. But I know very well that I don't want an ugly woman by my side.

I think everyone should worry about the ugly woman who will appear in their biography when they tell the story of these times. We are living through a prelude to a coup, where the causes are mixed, the boundary between political opportunism and exacerbated moralism is blurred, and definitions are impossible—at least, definitions as clear and precise as those on a bumper sticker. But in the future, everyone will have to say whether they were dancing or fighting with an ugly woman.