From Rio de Janeiro
The state of Bahia, more specifically its southern region, suffers the worst natural disasters it has ever known. More than 25 people died as a result of the heavy and continuous rains for several weeks. Hundreds of thousands of people have had to leave their flooded houses.
Numerous roads have been interrupted, entire regions have been cut off. Thousands of families have been displaced to other cities. It’s a disaster of proportions unknown in Brazil for a long time. It occurs in Bahia, a very special state. The largest in the northeast. The province in which a predominantly black population and northeastern ethnic groups mix.
A fundamental province in the Brazilian culture, Jorge Amado’s literature, and Dorival Caymmi’s Brazilian music, through Joao Gilberto’s bossa nova and the generation of Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethania, Daniela Mercury, Ivete Sangalo, among many other fundamental characters. in the culture of the country.
Bahia received the generous offer of help from the sister government of Argentina and was celebrated by both the Bahians and the government of the province – governed by the PT for almost 20 years. But suddenly, Bolsonaro decided to reject the aid without argument, simply saying that it would not be necessary.
The public reaction was so enormously contrary, that he had to take up several arguments in some tweets: nothing that could convince even his allies. While on vacation on a beach in Santa Catarina, without traveling to the affected regions of Bahia, Bolsonaro comes under harsh criticism in the media for his attitude towards Argentine aid.
The Governor of Bahia, Rui CostaAfter denouncing Bolsonaro’s absolute lack of humanity, he stated that his province was willing to receive the help offered by the Alberto Fernández government directly, without the intermediation of the Brazilian government. Throughout the country, the gratitude of the Brazilians has been expressed with the Argentines for the offer of their help at such a difficult time for Bahia and for Brazil.
It is a new defeat for Bolsonaro, who no longer seems to care about the accelerated erosion of his support, which is at 19% (while Lula has 48% support in the polls). To such an extent that it tries to make the vaccination of children as difficult as possible, unanimously recommended by all Brazilian scientific bodies.
The general sentiment in Brazil is the will to be able to say to Argentines: Thank you, brothers! Thanks, Argentines!
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