Congressman Alexander Ramajim (PL-RJ) had been on the run since September, and days before he was to be sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison for a coup plot, he made a spectacular escape, possibly overland, through Guyana, and from there to Miami. His passports, both regular and diplomatic, have already been revoked, but he has had no difficulties leaving Brazil or entering the United States. He was granted sick leave valid until December 12, continues to receive his royal salary and is also demanding reimbursement for petrol expenses. Nothing is surprising in the general disorder sanctioned, and even encouraged, by the House of Representatives, so lenient with domestic outlaws.
The close friendship with the former president of Abyan, whose escape was hailed by Liberal Party leader Sosthenis Cavalcanti (RJ), follows the pattern of Parliament in recent years. Convicted MP Carla Zambelli (PL-SP), awaiting extradition after being detained in Italy, is still not being analysed. As of October, she was still on 127 days of sick leave, which has now expired. He will most likely not lose his term until next year, due to excessive absences.
Even Chiquinho Brazão, who was arrested for the murder of Chancellor Mariel Franco, was not expelled by his peers. Nearly a year after his arrest, he was fired for “unexcused absence.” The only MP to be removed from the Ethics Committee and the Plenary for a crime committed was Flordelis (PSD-RJ), who, curiously, lost her term before being convicted of her husband’s murder.
The tactic of delaying and canceling only due to absence should also be used with Rep. Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), who has been living in self-imposed exile in the United States since the Carnival. Unlike his other colleagues, Zero Three angers allies with his insistence on suicidal tactics, such as the attempt to impose taxes on Brazilian products and the sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on STF ministers. But since no one wants to harass the clan, it is best to let time pass while the taxpayer foots the bill – for himself and for Cabinet officials.
As part of the daily nonsense, Eduardo registered his position in favor of overturning President Lula’s veto of the environmental law, and restoring the absurd principle of destruction. Even if voting is eventually cancelled, it is inconceivable that the online voting channel will remain open. Although it is a ready joke bearing the title of MP, the chaos is typical of a banana republic.
It would be unfair to point to Parliament as the sole champion of total chaos. Not even the federal police came out unscathed. Some of its agents are even suspected of aiding the escape of convicts who should have been stopped at border checkpoints.
Recent vigorous investigations against fraudsters in the financial system and financial technology used by criminal factions play into the hands of the Palestinian police. But since this is a Kafkaesque country…
After being arrested and detained at Guarulhos Airport minutes before the escape, Master’s owner, Daniel Forcaro, was released on Friday on charges of “not posing a threat to society.” As if the billions illicitly raised were not enough to alienate him from the political and economic elites who cherish him, the golden connections that could – and should – influence his rule.
In the renovation, which began last week, what the National Front already knew was rediscovered: the huge refinery installed in Rio did not refine a single drop of oil, but only pretended to do so. The largest tax city in the country, the group evaded more than R$26 billion from the states and the federation. Ricardo Magro, the owner, lives lavishly in the United States, sometimes financing events with Brazilian dignitaries, including Chamber President Hugo Motta, who left in the drawer the project against stubborn debtors initiated by the government and already approved in the Senate.
It would be unfair not to point to Parliament today as one of the main parties in the general chaos.
In these times, in addition to the worst kinds of unionism and nepotism, the interests of the country were always being taken away. What we see in the National Congress, disguised as a legitimate opposition to the current government, is a harmful battle with very serious consequences. Everything to testify against the legislative power, which should be the heart of democracy.)
Mary Zidane is a journalist