Congressional resolutions are the most talked-about topic this week

From this group, 83 texts were selected For publication in the printed newspaper. The editorial team analyzed the topics that appeared most frequently in these messages.

Among the topics most mentioned in published texts were: Investigations and court decisions regarding Banco Master and Consequences of the arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

See an overview of the week of November 28 – December 4

Read some excerpts from readers’ letters published in the newspaper printed throughout the week

“Albumbre and Mota have joined hands in the moral decline of a corrupt Congress. This time, shortly after they were absent from the event to impose sanctions on the income tax relief project, they celebrated the overturn of the presidential veto on the environmental destruction plan. It is sad. At a time when millions of Brazilians celebrate the arrest of those who attacked democracy, the legislature, whose presence and actions should be a symbol of this democracy, disgusts a large part of the population.” Written by Rodrigo Machado (Rio)

“The Prime Minister enters the communities with all his might, knocking down the barricades. However, more damaging barriers are taking place in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate: the agrarian barrier has nullified Lula’s veto which prevented the declaration of itself, that is, the landowner himself will declare that everything is fine. The popular barricades are trying to protect the largest debtor in Brazil, a man with enormous influence in the judiciary in Rio and among politicians from that. There are also people who have erected barriers to protect politicians who have fled the country and continue to receive good salaries. It is difficult to solve Country problems. Let’s think better when voting. Written by Marisa Cruz (Rio)

“It seems to have become a political practice in this country: they create problems, they flee abroad and they stay there paid by the union, as is the case for these three federal deputies. Since their escape, together they have caused a loss to the public treasury, in one month, of the order of R$460,000. Only one of them has had his salary reduced, while the others continue to receive it. Nobody does anything. It sounds like a fairy tale, but it is the purest truth: we the rest of us have to support him. That they live there at our expense is unbelievable! Written by Marcelo Correa Lima (Rio)

“I’m sorry to Dave Alclumbre, but the legislature was not offended. It was the people and democracy, who elect their representatives so that they fight with dignity for the good of society, not for their own interests. I say and repeat: we must learn how and for whom to vote. Politics is done with intelligence and common sense, not with blackmail or brutality.” Written by Laila Murad (Petropolis, Royal Jordanian)

• Understanding the overthrow of the veto: Congress overrides 56 vetoes on environmental licensing and gives a major victory to the rural community
• Understanding the issue of the MPs who fled: Eduardo, Zambelli and Ramajem; The Chamber spends R$460,000 in one month on deputies who fled Brazil

Nomination of Jorge Mesías for STF membership

“The justification is that the appointment to the Special Court is the prerogative of the President. But there is a desire, almost a clamor from the community for a name that plays a leading role in the defense of everyday rights, someone with a courageous resume to convict bandits and white-collar criminals. This appointment is more of the same. More politics and positions, no proximity to the very harsh reality in which citizens live, facing violence and injustice. It is time to look for a great representative of justice, preferably a woman, and there are many acting.” With the greatest efficiency in the positions they have won in the Senate, it is time for your privilege!” Written by Christina Wernick (Rio)

“It is as if it is an election to determine the new STF Minister. Proposals and opinions for or against appear in the media all the time. It would be better if the choice were made by voting of bodies linked to the legislation. Lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other bodies, as in elections for public office, because this is a public office. These elections could be for all the positions that today are appointed by presidents, governors and mayors.” Written by Arnaldo Vieira da Silva (Aracaju, SE)

“I really hope that the Senate will not approve Mesías because of his Lula baggage, because look at what Toffoli, another Lula appointee, did with Forcaro, the Banco Master: he decreed the utmost secrecy in the investigations so that the authorities would not be known.” Written by Cecilia Centurion (São Paulo, SP)

“I am horrified by what I see about this clash over the candidacy of Messias for membership of the Strategic Commission. We have a ‘spiritual vision’, says the evangelical Mendonça, nominated by Bolsonaro, who supports the evangelical Messias, nominated by Lula, the arch enemy of the Mendonça pastor, when the state is secular. We have the ego factor, where Alcumbrí, whose preferences have been ignored, creates obstacles for the holder of the legal authority to nominate the new minister Why the absence of the decisive factor, which is the notorious legal knowledge, should be a matter of debate in Senate? By Eduardo Aguinaga (Rio)

• Understanding the Consequences of Christ’s Appointment: The Colombian cancels Messias’ hearing and criticizes the government for delaying sending the name to the Senate

Banco Master and release of Daniel Forcaro

“Judge Solange Salgado’s decision to replace preventive detention for Forcaro and others under investigation with precautionary measures ignores the federal police and the approximately 1.6 million victims of a billion-dollar financial fraud scheme. Forcaro was arrested at the moment he was trying to board a plane to leave Brazil, which would reinforce the need for preventive detention to ensure the application of criminal law. Given that “the requirements no longer exist” to maintain prison, the decision downplays the impact of financial crimes of this magnitude, which, although not “On physical violence, it generates enormous social, economic and institutional damage, and this is not normal.” Written by Wild Raya (Rio)

“I bet Serginio Cabral would be consulting Forcaro about ‘Ninte Far Sweetness’: How to Overcome Adversity and Live Well with a Little Money Saved. If he had been poor and stolen a loaf of bread, he would still be in prison. Written by Evandro Baggi (Rio)

“Toffoli’s decision to impose secrecy on the investigations into Banco Master is disgusting. We are aware of the measures taken by Minister Gilmar Mendes to protect STF members in the event of impeachment requests from the legislature, and to amend existing legislation, knowing that the Supreme Court cannot legislate. The common fact between the legislature and the judiciary is the participation of politicians and some STF ministers in multi-million dollar parties abroad sponsored by Forcaro. The forces in Brazil are corrupt, corrupt in every sense of the word.” By Elizabeth Fiorencio (Teresopolis, RJ)

“The secrecy in the case of Daniel Forcaro, owner of Banco Master, is unacceptable. It involves a wealth of public money and several public bodies. The community has every right to be informed. As the old saying goes: those who do not should be afraid.” Written by Herbert Louis Rolimberg Cruz (Rio)

• Understanding Forcaro version: TRF1 ordered the release of Daniel Forcaro, who will have to wear an electronic ankle bracelet
• Understanding confidentiality in investigations: Toffoli orders secrecy and turns Vorcaro’s actions into a black box

Bolsonaro’s arrest and its consequences

“according to Column by Bernardo Melo Franco (“Chess Cross”, November 28)Jair Renan went to visit Bolsonaro in prison. As he passed by the journalists, he said that he would take some books for his father. The journalists were curious and asked what kind of books it was. Answer: Some word searches. The present was solid, Bolsonaro had never read books, i.e. zero culture. It was this man who ruled our country. According to Milo Franco, in his last year in government, when he needed money for re-election, he withheld R$800 million from the books and educational materials program. “Brazil needs educated presidents who are able to put the country at the level it deserves.” Written by Emerson Rios (Nitero, RJ)

“If mere support, preferences and allegations have caused so much discord and discord among the political heirs of former President Bolsonaro, an intangible legacy like Carnival and Boy Bomba, imagine the conflict that would have occurred if it had been about material goods.” Luis Eduardo Neves (Rio)

“Trump stated that any country involved in producing or selling drugs to the USA could be attacked. Another challenge to our diplomacy. After all, Eduardo Bolsonaro was also produced here, and although many disagree with him, it is not a drug, but it causes side effects much worse than many illicit substances.” Written by Iris A. Chigwitz (Niteroi, RJ)