The era of new politics
Article on the era of new politics after the 2018 elections and the role of social media, Zero Hora, 2019.
Translated from the original.
The elections opened the debate on the “new politics,” with the victory of “outsiders” – not only president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, but also several governors, such as Eduardo Leite of Rio Grande do Sul, who shows authenticity and idealism in confronting the issues of the contemporary agenda.
Social media played a decisive role, in which discourses directed at anti-corruption and the defense of public security gained extreme relevance. Those who knew how to capture society’s aspirations positioned themselves more strategically.
A clean record weighed heavily, and those who better explained their past did well before the voter. It is known that no one is immune from complaints and accusations, but it is necessary to convey credibility in rebuttals. We live in the Age of Authenticity.
In the debates, those who showed more realistic stances, setting aside hypocrisy, falsehood and even false moralism, gained points. Society can no longer stand corruption, incompetence and demagoguery. Jair Bolsonaro used this reality, and Wilson Wiltzel (RJ), Romeu Zema (MG), Eduardo Leite (RS) and Ibaneis Rocha (DF) followed the same path
There will be relentless demands for results, of course, and the oversight institutions have been strengthened, since they are part of this new development agenda for the country. The Public Prosecution Service, the Judiciary, administrative tribunals and regulatory agencies must adopt increasingly qualified control criteria.
Corporate governance, “compliance” and risk management are demands made of public managers. Brazil is likely to undergo profound transformations in the coming decades, which tend to catapult it to a new level of development and stage of civilization.
Fábio Medina Osório is a lawyer and former minister of the Office of the Attorney General of the Union