'A extrema direita inverte os fatos e Zema é cara de pau'
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Professor Juarez reveals how each Selic point increase steals 50 billion reais from Brazil's federal budget.
The episode begins with hosts Ana Carolina Vasconcelos and Isabela Mendes celebrating the 500th edition of Brasil de Fato MG's print newspaper. They introduce guests Bela Gonçalves, a PSOL state deputy, and Juarez Guimarães, a UFMG professor. The first topic is the COPOM's decision to raise the Selic interest rate to 14.75%. Juarez Guimarães criticizes this move, explaining it elevates public debt by 50 billion reais per point and will cost a trillion reais this year, surpassing investments in health and education. He argues the Central Bank is captured by financial interests, contradicting Lula's government directives. The conversation shifts to Pope Leo XIV's election, with Bela Gonçalves expressing relief, noting his Augustinian tradition and progressive stances on poverty and migration as a counterpoint to figures like Donald Trump. The panel then addresses far-right attempts to blame Lula for INSS pension fraud. Juarez Guimarães uses a metaphor about rats to explain the paradox of corruption exposure, detailing how the Bolsonaro government dismantled prevention and control systems, allowing fraud to flourish from 2019 onward. Bela Gonçalves adds that Lula's response was to investigate and reimburse victims. The discussion moves to the Chamber of Deputies' 315-vote measure to shield coup plotters like Ramagem, which the STF partially blocked. Juarez frames this as an inversion of international law on transitional justice. Bela connects it to the attempted impeachment of Glauber Braga. The final topic is Governor Zema's privatization package for Minas Gerais. Bela reveals the state debt increased 58% to 170 billion reais under Zema, with 22 billion in tax exemptions, while he pushes to privatize SEMIG, COPASA, and CEMIG without plebiscites. Juarez argues water and electricity are fundamental public goods that should not be privatized for profit. The episode ends with Mother's Day wishes, emphasizing the need to recognize and remunerate care work.
