Cuba again, as it has been since the revolutionaries led by Fidel defeated the capitalist dictatorship of Fulgencio Baptista, is at the center of the hurricane. Everyone is talking about the demonstrations that broke out on the island just over a week ago. But not everyone has the legal right to talk about them.
Since this topic, in addition to being natural and justly politicized, became partisan from the first moment, I start by saying that the world of the extreme right and their descendants, scattered across several countries, have no legal right to talk about Cuba. This is why Cuban leaders did the right thing when they literally ordered Brazilian President Jair Bolsonar to take a walk.
The liberal right, of course, has every reason to comment, in accordance with their point of view, on the situation in Cuba. But the analysis cannot fail to point out some inconsistencies in her criticism of the events in Cuba.
From the very beginning, there was silence in the face of identical facts when they occur in countries within their political and ideological space. To cite two examples from Latin America, Colombia and Guatemala lived in deep social tensions for months, demonstrations were brutally suppressed by the authorities, causing dozens of deaths – and what you see on international television channels or read on the big screen. western press? Nothing.
On the other hand, the link between the deep economic and social crisis experienced in Cuba and the country’s political regime is pure ideology. The rhetorical juggling that some use to deny the importance of the blockade (exacerbated by Trump and backed by Biden) for the aforementioned crisis is kindly laughable. While not the only blockade, it remains a major contributor to the Cuban economic and social crisis.
It must be said that there is no clear connection between authoritarianism and economic performance. The country that has grown the most economically in recent decades – China – is neither politically nor economically liberal (it is state capitalism based on a one-party regime). I regret to inform you that capitalism is not synonymous with liberalism, as, by the way, fascism and its current manifestations demonstrate.
Therefore, the great Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano is right: “What worries them in Cuba is not the mistakes of the revolution, which were and still exist. What they really cannot bear is that a small and poor country is not inferior to it. … Empire “.
Arriving here, I must say: there is an urgent need for analysis and leftist – and modern – analysis and criticism of the situation in Cuba. One-party rule without political freedoms in the long run cannot be justified and unsustainable. Socialism of the 21st century must be liberal in terms of politics and customs, classical in economic and social terms (giving priority to popular classes and the interests of the most disadvantaged and discriminated groups) and ecological in terms of development. Is the Cuban leadership ready to reinvent itself? Otherwise, I am afraid that sooner or later the child will be thrown out of the bath with water.
The example of Cuba, for all its historical symbolism, is still needed, starting in Latin America. The people’s leaders in the region should support Fidel’s country in making the necessary changes without becoming more defensive.
Yesterday, financial agents evaluated the opposite decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) regarding the so-called secret budget. In addition, a decision was made by STF Minister Gilmar Méndez to issue an injunction that would exclude the Bolsa Família from the spending cap rule, with investors trying to understand how this measure would affect the processing of the transitional PEC in the Chamber of Deputies. Oh this PEC!!!!
Since he is an exchange investor, any reading that the budget will be exceeded or become more flexible will negatively affect the exchange market, whether through the PEC or in any other way. We will continue with volatility today.
Looking beyond, the US Central Bank (Fed), although slowing down the pace of monetary tightening at its December meeting, issued a tougher-than-expected statement warning that its fight against inflation was not yet over, raising fears that rising US interest rates will push the world’s largest economy into recession.
The currency market continues to react to political news. The voting on the PEC is saved for today. It is expected that it will indeed be reviewed to open the way tomorrow for discussions on the 2023 budget.
Yesterday, the spot price closed the selling day at R$5.3103.
For today on the calendar we will have an index of consumer confidence in the eurozone. Good luck and good luck in business!!
The former president of the Corinthians dreams of working for the CBF as a national team coordinator. He was consulted shortly after Lula’s election.
Former Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez was advised to take a position in the Ministry of Sports under the administration of Lula (PT). However, he ruled out a return to politics. dreams of taking over the coordination of CBF selectionHow do you know PURPOSE.
No formal invitation was made to the former Corinthian representative, only a consultation on a portfolio opportunity with the new federal government, which will be sworn in on January 1, 2023.
Andrés was the Federal MP for São Paulo from 2015 to 2019. At that time he was elected by the Workers’ Party. However, the football manager begs to stay in the sport, ruling out the possibility of getting involved in politics again.
Andrés Sanchez’s desire is to fill the position of CBF tackle coordinator, which should become vacant after the 2022 World Cup. Juninho Paulista fulfills this function in Brazil’s top football institution.
The former president of Corinthians was in Qatar to follow the World Cup along with other figures in Brazilian football. During his time in the country, he strengthened his ties with the top leadership of the CBF.
BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 19 (ANSA). European Union countries reached a political agreement on Monday (19) to impose a natural gas price ceiling of 180 euros per megawatt hour (MWh). The main sources of income for Russia and the minimization of the use of energy as a weapon by the regime of Vladimir Putin.
The agreement was approved by a supermajority at a ministerial meeting of member states in Brussels, Belgium, after months of discussions about the best way to contain the rise in natural gas prices in the bloc caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. .
The value set by the countries is well below the proposal made by the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, in November: 275 EUR/MWh. However, the countries leading the cap campaign were in favor of an even lower limit, around 100 EUR/MWh.
Germany, always wary of price controls, voted in favor of 180 euros, while Austria and the Netherlands, also skeptical of the cap, abstained. Hungary, the most pro-Russian country in the EU, voted against.
The instrument will enter into force on 15 February, but only if natural gas prices on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange exceed 180 euros/MWh for three consecutive days. In addition, the difference compared to a number of global benchmarks should be more than 35 euros.
Italy, the EU’s biggest supporter of the ceiling, has claimed responsibility for the measure. “This is a victory for Italy, which believed and worked for us to reach this agreement,” Environment and Energy Minister Gilberto Picetto tweeted.
“This is a victory for Italian and European citizens who demand energy security,” he added.
Currently, the gas price in Amsterdam is around 110 EUR/MWh, which is already a reflection of the agreement in Brussels – in August the figure even broke the barrier of 340 EUR/MWh.
However, Russia has already threatened to stop exports to countries that adhere to the ceiling. (ANSA).
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