New mandate, same direction: Alexandre Garcia's reading of the next Lula government

In the text, Alexandre Garcia, who writes opinions in Gazeta do Povo, maintains that the new Lula government will be more like the previous one than anything different. In his view, the big change could come from replacing assistants. The newspaper notes that the text does not necessarily reflect its editorial position.

According to the columnist, in approximate numbers, around 64 million voters chose to stay the course, while around 60 million wanted a turnaround; he himself treats these values ​​as estimates. It also notes that the Esplanada would reach 39 departments and raises the hypothesis of installing a Digital Communication area, with André Janones as spokesperson for this sector. Garcia remembers that Janones obtained something close to 79 thousand votes from Minas Gerais.

In the fiscal area, Garcia maintains that the president has not committed to eliminating the holes in public accounts or reducing the country's debt. For the columnist, this combination usually generates inflation and high interest rates, and he anticipates that spending will only be cut in Defense. The text also contains statements from ministers: Guilherme Boulos stated that the proposal for drastic cuts was rejected at the polls, and José Guimarães said that fiscal balance is not one of the Executive's goals.

Finally, Garcia criticizes the use of portfolios, state-owned companies and public companies in commercial activities and in setting up structures to sustain political power. In short, he sees a government on the same path, with a possible change of assistants.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.