Mateus Simões: The situation on the national scene has to do with polarization.
Mateus Simões: To me that is very clear.
Brazilians stopped discussing — at least for now, I hope this begins to reverse over the coming weeks — the big problems of Brazil and are discussing team loyalties, Fla-Flu, Cruzeiro and Atlético, to decide whether you are pro-Bolsonaro or pro-Lula.
Mateus Simões: This will harm Brazil if we cannot get out of this dichotomy.
Mateus Simões: Because, for example, the biggest problem Brazil faces today, which is the economic slowdown due to a real interest rate in double digits, is not being discussed by the two candidacies that are leading.