Maelson says agreeing with Geddes’ ideas does not rule out his failure to make them a reality

Maelson emphasized that while he is in line with Geddes’ ideas, this does not rule out the assessment that the current minister has failed to make them a reality. “Paulo Guedes’ problem was that he did not know how to combine political institutions with a liberal agenda similar to the one that worked in the United Kingdom with Margaret Thatcher,” he said in a lecture to Paulo Geddes. Estadao course in economic journalism.

For the former minister, Guedes confused quantity with quality and the authorities’ focus on the Economy Ministry ended up dysfunctional. Maelson also noted Guedes’ desire to privatize all state-owned enterprises and assessed that it was essential to have a president with the power to persuade society. “The majority of Brazilians are not yet convinced that Petrobras should be privatised.”

From this point of view, for Maelson, Guedes failed as minister. The economist also mentioned that the Minister of Economy was a tool for the attempt to re-elect Bolsonaro. He worked for the approval of all populist measures to make room for public spending. He did something unworthy of a liberal like him who lags behind in the camps.”