The model changes the system for electing deputies and is criticized by experts who fear the weakening of the role of parties and give preference to the most famous candidates.
This Sunday morning (8th), political scientist Dr. Roberto Ramos participated in the Agenda da Semana program on Folha FM 100.3 and assessed the current political scenario in Brazil. Analyzing the so-called constituency, a model that, if approved, would select the candidates with the most votes, he pointed out that the issue could be a hindrance not only to those in Congress, but also to those intending to come.
“The idea that you have an electoral process in which the elected are the ones with the most votes creates a contrast, but it diminishes what is important in any democracy, namely the party,” said Roberto Ramos.
The scientist also stressed that Brazilians are striving for change, but they need to reconsider their position as voters. “Renewal is always a question of quality, plurality and I think this is the biggest problem, we end up changing half a dozen to six, in other words, we cannot find new representatives who can better reflect society.”
print vote
Regarding the discussion between electronic and print voting, the scientist stressed that every system is vulnerable, but he appreciated that there is an attempt to delegitimize the judicial system.
“We recently saw what happened at the Federal University of Roraima, they logged into the institution. So when this criticism comes from the government regarding the judiciary – because it is the judiciary that organizes – I see it as part of the conflict, trying to somehow delegitimize and increase the number of people who raise questions about this?
Conflicts
Roberto Ramos said that increased conflicts have led to a distance from voters. “We always live in a country in difficult times in terms of politics, as people see it, and conflicts create a great distance between voters and the general population, which cannot understand the reason for this,” he explained. …
The scientist stressed that the goal of the current administration of the president of the republic, Jair Bolsonaro, is to change the emphasis on the government’s agenda. The government has made some progress when it seems that economic policy is starting to improve, although this has not yet had a positive effect on the number of jobs, improved living conditions of the population, inflation that is starting to appear, and an increase in the number of poor people. “This is a government that has failed to meet its campaign agenda and also to reduce the level of violence – a problem that persists and has taken the lead in Brazil,” said Ramos.
