Panel SA: Bolsonarista businessmen cite Cuba and guerrillas to criticize Colombian left election

On the social networks of Bolsonarista businessmen this week, comments about the election of Gustavo Petro in Colombia, the first left-wing president in the country, brought the speech of fear that a similar result will happen in Brazil in October.

Luciano Hang, owner of Havan, used the threat formula that the country could become a Venezuela, a recurring argument among Bolsonaro supporters.

“This year we have the elections here in Brazil, let’s put our hands on our conscience and choose with common sense. After all, we are the ones who decide the destiny of the country. What future do you want for your children? Disorder, setback, unemployment, chaos? The left is all the same,” he said.

Former Bolsonaro government privatization secretary and founder of Localiza, Salim Mattar, said that Colombia was doing well but had “surrendered to left-wing populism”. The Brazilian neighbor, even with a projection of GDP growth, experiences inflation of 9% and unemployment above 11%.

Winston Ling, known as the man who introduced Paulo Guedes to the president, suggested “tightening our belts” in South America because “it’s lean time”.

Otávio Fakhoury, president of the PTB in São Paulo, does not directly mention the Colombian elections, but published this Tuesday (21) a video in which the Bolsonarista guru Olavo de Carvalho talks about plans by communist guerrillas in political positions in the region.

Joana Cunha with Paulo Ricardo Martins and Gilmara Santos