HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Human Wrongs Watch

By Paulo Genovese, 26 October 2014 (Pressenza)* 

Source: Pressenza

The election has divided the country and inspire the small difference between the two candidates there was a clear gap between the richest states that supported the defeated candidate and the votes of the poorest, concentrated in the candidate of the Workers Party.

The campaign was marked by a strong manipulation of the media which turned out to be nothing more than “paid advertising” for the defeated candidate. Even the legal system was influencing the electoral process.

 Social Programmes

None of the candidates has proposed any change to the capitalist system which will guarantee big profits for the banks and big business.

Nevertheless, Dilma’s government has strengthened the role of the State in the promotion of social programmes to reduce poverty and to protect people against it, above all by maintaining low unemployment. But she will have to go further in this second term.

The wave of social protests in June last year didn’t produce any new way of participating in politics (due to the short time and the very strong repression).

However, there is a profound intention in the new generations who are struggling for more rights, more opportunities and a more effective participation in the direction of society.

It’s also worth noting that even with a mandatory voting system, almost 30% of the electorate chose not to play the game (not marking their paper, spoiling it or abstaining).

The new government will have a double challenge. On the one hand there will be a more balanced Congress with more conservative characteristics.

On the other hand, it will have to respond to the profound changes that the new generations have only just started to express: changes in a direction that we call humanist, that puts human beings and their needs and aspirations above the money market, including the old established powers. The pressure from the street is the only force that can produce a shift by the government towards a new stage.

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