Jesse: the fight against fascism in Germany is a matter of state policy.

TV 247 – The program "Debate of Ideas," which features the participation of writer and sociologist Jessé Souza, discussed this week how Germany relies on institutional measures to combat fascist movements, unlike Brazil, which peacefully watches the rise of Bolsonaro.    

Jessé Souza, who spent his vacation in Germany, says that currently, the most important political issue in the country involves an electoral dispute in the Bavarian region, a special federal state located in the south of Germany.

"The CSU is a sister party of Angela Merkel's CDU, and has a traditionally liberal discourse. However, in the regional elections that will take place in October, the CSU has opted to use a typically fascist discourse, mainly emphasizing the issue of combating immigration," reports Jessé Souza.

The sociologist explains that, however, this far-right stance did not please certain segments of the population. "Even in Bavaria, where the electorate is more conservative, the fascist-leaning discourse was rejected by the majority; the CSU even lost five percentage points during the campaign," says Jessé Souza.

Jessé Souza explains that, "unlike the institutional policies that Germans use to combat any mention of Nazism, in Brazil, the wounds caused by slavery and the military dictatorship are still present."

Brazilian fascism

In citing the rise of fascism in Brazil, represented by the Jair Bolsonaro phenomenon, Souza emphasizes that such action was only possible thanks to the campaign of democratic destruction promoted by Rede Globo and Lava Jato.

"It's the combination of a fragile democracy, with low levels of access to education and a lack of critical information, destroying what little Brazil had accumulated in recent years. It's clear that many Bolsonaros will emerge in this scenario," he comments.

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