Political scientist Andre Rosa believes that the new two million young voters could play a decisive role in the October elections. Not only because of the number of votes, but also because of the issues that candidates may be forced to decide.
“In order to reach this new audience, it is important that candidates are in the same environment as these young people, for example on social media. It is much easier for 16 and 17 year olds to see candidate proposals on Instagram than at 20:00 during the election.”
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He recalled that in the 2014 elections, when the presidential race was between Esio Neves and Dilma Rousseff, the result of the second round was determined by a difference of 3,459,963 votes. In other words, new voters could influence the direction of Brazilian politics this election year.
According to the political scientist, a large number of new titles is due to the political interest of young people due to the recent crises that Brazil is experiencing. “Political discussions in academic spaces favor the contact and interaction of young people with the politics of their country,” the researcher comments.
he understands it the young woman does not fit into the conservative discourse of Jair Bolsonaro, who values the traditional family and religion. “Perhaps this woman no longer wants to be within that traditionalism, maybe she wants to join the discourse of more freedom, whether it be sexual, professional, desiring or not having a family. Because of this, young women’s voices are more directed towards the PT candidate, who has a more progressive narrative.”
The political scientist explains that young voters should evaluate the agenda of candidates for the presidency of the republic in terms of what each of them believes in. “That is the sum of the values inherent in what young people are and represent.”
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