Controlled by the government, Caixa Econômica Federal and Banco do Brasil took a stand against the adhesion of Febraban (Brazilian Federation of Banks) to a manifesto in favor of democracy.
The entity had announced on Wednesday (27) that it would join civil society entities in signing a text in defense of democracy after new attacks by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) on the electoral system. In text, Febraban had already stated that the decision was taken by majority (that is, not unanimously).
“The Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban), within the scope of its internal governance, by majority, decided to subscribe to a document sent to the entity by the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp), entitled ‘In Defense of Democracy and Justice’ “, said the entity this week.
The divergence of Caixa and BB in relation to private banks on the subject is not unprecedented.
In August of last year, Caixa and BB even threatened to leave Febraban if the federation of banks adhered to a similar text. The then president of Caixa, Pedro Guimarães (now out of the institution on accusations of sexual harassment), was one of the main articulators of the movement. The landing did not go ahead.
With the elections approaching and almost a year after they launched a manifesto in defense of democracy, businessmen have once again adhered to the public defense of the electoral system, amid the escalation of Bolsonaro’s attacks.
In second place in the voting intention polls —behind former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)—, the president has doubled his bet to delegitimize the October election.
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