Last Monday, October 17, President Jair Bolsonaro He posted a video on his social networks in which he sealed, in the heart of the Palacio da Alvorada, the support of the big names in country music for his nomination. heavy weights like Gustavo Lima, Leonardo, Chittosino, Zizé di Camargo among others. Attention was drawn to the absence of Xoró, Luciano and all the feminejo girls. And where is Sergio Reyes, who asked to close STF A few months ago?
In front of all the press, Gustavo Lima and Leonardo spread fake news. Gustavo hinted that only Bolsonaro is interested in agriculture, as if the sector did not earn much during the country’s governments. PT, despite the real interests of the left itself. Leonardo spread the false news that a future Labor government would close churches.
To overcome the rastaquera level of the second round, which is permeated with misinformation, it is necessary to go further and find out what is actually being said by the sertanejos, sometimes even subconsciously. There is no fake news there.
The way Gustavo Lima opened his speech was very symptomatic: “The people who came from the countryside never imagined that they could be on the president’s side and he would welcome us so well! That’s it!”.
In turn, Leonardo said: “It is a pleasure to be here alongside President Jair Messias Bolsonaro. I am very proud to be together since the beginning of the campaign for the election of the President of the Republic, in this re-election. And I want to say that I am a man born in Goianápolis, near Anápolis , a small town, but with decent people, hard working people. Until I was twenty I was a tomato farmer and I’m very proud of that.”
It is indicated that the tone used by country people To be the same as other historical moments. As already shown here in this column, the sertanejos are most distinguished by their support for Fernando Color In 1992, when he was on the verge of impeachment.
Justifying his enthusiastic visit to President Collor, Zizi said on Roda Viva, in 2002: “There was, and still exists today, a very big prejudice about country music. And you see a president saying he loves that country music for us, Country performers, who felt so weakened by a large part of the press and critics, that we had no space… That was glory for us, knowing that the President of the Republic, the greatest representative of the nation, loved country music!, whose concerts I watered with country music! “.
What is similar in these speeches, coming from very different historical moments, is a certain cultural dissatisfaction. Sartanikh feels neglected and scorned in the complex of national culture.
However, country music is victorious. sertanejos, in addition to being a very profitable product, has managed to build its canons and legitimacy through its acceptance by a large part of Brazilian society in a long historical process.
The icing on the cake came in 2012, with the international success of “Ai Se eu te Pego”, a phenomenon comparable only to the fallout from “Garota de Ipanema”, 50 years earlier. in World Cup 2018the song “Evidências”, hit by Chitãozinho & Xororó, was considered the “unofficial anthem” of Brazilians in Russia, where it was sung many times by canary enthusiasts.
sertanejos conquered almost everything. But there is still a difficulty in being accepted by the global opinion makers, the middle classes in Rio and São Paulo, and above all by the classes to the left of the political spectrum.
The accusation of “cattle” to disqualify the president’s supporters says more about the accused than his purpose. He says we still have a hard time communicating with country music. Above all, he says, we Democrats have been deaf to this resentment, preferring to forever beat the key to fake news or fascism to explain Bolsonarista’s rise. But people do not vote for the president because he is lying or because he is a fascist. They vote because it “recognizes” us.
It doesn’t hurt to remember that the sertanejos were already on Lula’s side when Pt recognized them. In 2002, Zizi di Camargo and Luciano sang the song Lula’s Victorious Campaign and supported his successor Dilma Until 2014. Since then, everything has changed.
We would hardly change Brazil without seducing country musicians to a more reasonable side. This includes Democrats criticizing themselves for everything we’ve done, especially what we’ve failed to do in recent decades. The isolation of country music to the vestiges of national musical identity has generated more resentment than any rationality can handle.
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Eleanor Fairchild is a contributor at Mediarunsearch.co.uk, covering a wide range of topics including news, politics, business, technology, sport, entertainment, and lifestyle. She focuses on delivering clear, balanced reporting and useful information that helps readers stay informed about current events and developments. Her work highlights stories that matter to everyday audiences, presenting complex issues in an accessible and engaging way while maintaining a strong commitment to accuracy and relevance.