A embaixada brasileira publicou neste sábado (13), em sua conta no Twitter, uma carta enviada ao jornal The New York Times classificando de partidária e preconceituosa a reportagem “A conexão Bolsonaro-Trump que ameaça as eleições brasileiras”, publicada pelo veículo na quinta Thursday (11). The text was signed by the ambassador in Washington, Nestor Forster Jr..
The letter states that the report follows a “narrative constructed to discredit Brazilian institutions, which the newspaper, from a prejudiced point of view, deems ‘vulnerable'”.
The document goes on to say that President Jair Bolsonaro (non-party) “was elected in October 2018 with more than 57 million votes, or 55% of the valid votes” and that his term is marked by “respect for the cardinal values of the state of Law and separation of powers enshrined in the Federal Constitution”.
“Brazil is a vibrant democracy that plays a constructive role in the region and around the world, and it is regrettable to see the New York Times impose on its readers a partisan view of issues and events in my country,” reads the final section of the letter .
In the report, the New York Times lists the messages of support and meetings of former President Donald Trump and his advisor Steve Bannon, as well as Republican lawmakers such as Mark Green, with representatives and family members of the Brazilian governor.
In the text, the newspaper also mentions the visit of the US National Security advisor, Jake Sullivan, to Brazil, when he told Bolsonaro that the US government believes that Brazilian institutions are strong and can conduct free and fair elections with the electoral system. current.
“For the Brazilian president, who finds himself increasingly isolated from the world scene and unpopular at home, American support is a welcome boost. The name Trump is a rallying cry for the new Brazilian right and its efforts to undermine the system US electoral campaign seems to have inspired and encouraged Bolsonaro and his supporters,” says an excerpt of the report.
At the time of Sullivan’s visit, the Americans said they were concerned about the false allegations that there would have been electoral fraud in 2018. As a top American official told Folha, “the United States was very direct in expressing the great confidence they place in the skill. current status of Brazilian institutions to hold free and fair elections, with adequate safeguards to prevent fraud”.
“We emphasize the importance of not undermining confidence in the process, especially as there is no evidence of fraud in previous elections in Brazil,” he said.
Bolsonaro has already made several attacks on the Brazilian electoral system, investing insistently in defending the printed vote for the presidential election next year, even asserting that, if change did not occur, there would be no elections.
Brazil is currently facing a strong image crisis outside the country due to the advance of deforestation in the Amazon and the history of statements by Bolsonaro, often clashes with other leaders.
The most recent example of this crisis was the isolation of the Brazilian president at the G20 meeting, in Italy, at the end of October. Bolsonaro ended its membership in the group of the 19 largest economies in the world plus the European Union without any bilateral meeting with global leaders on its agenda or social integration with them.
Instead, he chose to use the time to walk the streets of Rome, followed by about two dozen supporters who articulate through WhatsApp channels.
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