A somber mood prevailed in parts of Brazil following the first-round election results, which placed Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) in first place with 47% of the votes and the presidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)Front-runner in the polls, it trails with 45%. And it's not just that: for the progressive voter, who values social achievements, the wave of far-right politics that reached the National Congress and also affected state governments and legislative assemblies contributed to worsening this sense of sadness and disillusionment.
To: (Note: The provided text is incomplete. Assuming the intended content is about a journalistic article, here's a general translation based on the given information.) Journalistic Text: "Atos de solidariedade foram registrados em várias cidades brasileiras durante o fim de semana, em apoio ao movimento #JusticaParaTodos. Manifestantes tomaram as ruas para exigir igualdade e justiça social." Translation: "Acts of solidarity were recorded in several Brazilian cities during the weekend, in support of the #JusticeForAll movement. Protesters took to the streets to demand equality and social justice."Text: Good Living Conversation, the psychoanalystText: Vera IaconelliHe acknowledges the sensitivity of the current moment, but his speech carries a dose of hope as he reminds us that "even if we don't have in our history anyone who came in first in the first round and lost in the second, we also don't have a history of such close competition between the first and second place candidates." "We're in the game, we're going to penalties, and I think it will depend on us to do what we have to do, which is to keep fighting," he states.
Iaconelli reinforces the concept that grief should be fully experienced when there is no turning back, which is not true, as the second round is still to come and, despite challenging, there is a chance of reversal. Therefore, according to the psychoanalyst, she likes to compare this situation to a football game and that a defeatist attitude will not help. "We are in the game. Grief should be done when the object has actually disappeared. Suffering does not mean paralysis. I am not denying my suffering, but I am in the game. That story of the guy being there has a big difference. You are in the game and you are losing, but you keep playing until the end," she summarizes.
To materialize enthusiasm and capture votes from people who did not vote for Lula, either because they abstained or chose other candidates, Vera Iaconelli bets onchanging the campaign narrativeand criticizes the fact that, on both sides, only scandals were talked about. "There is a series of [Lula's government] projects that are tangible, in action: income tax exemption, Foot-in-the-door, strengthening the Maria da Penha Law. There are many important things we have at hand, and when you ask what Flávio Bolsonaro did in 23 years of mandate? Absolutely nothing. Maybe we need to start talking about projects," she argues.
Iaconelli acknowledges that going to the streets makes a difference, but highlights that everyone has their own way of making politics and praises young elected officials in the progressive spectrum who used social media to get elected.
For the psychoanalyst, the element of anti-petism and class hatred that the elites who form and financially support the extreme right make part of a global movement. Nevertheless, she considers that there are explanations in the origins of Brazil as a society.
"The way we formed as a country is a violent way. Brazil did not come to be a country, it was born to be an extractive colony. So, we have an elite totally identified with that place. It is a curious elite that finds Brazil cute, a bit exotic, you know? But it doesn't matter to them. In fact, the dream is to live in Miami, but the samba is so beautiful, the things are so beautiful. It's like an exotic... They love Brazil, but it doesn't matter much to them. It is a people who do not look at their own history," she summarizes.
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