(en) Brief analysis on the latest events and social movements in Brazil and libertarian socialist proposals to the fight by Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro (FARJ) (pt)

A fast context ---- The demonstrations that shook the country against rising passages 
brought again the direct action of the streets as a paradigm of struggle. Also showed the 
limits of governismo, the neo-developmentalism in meeting the aspirations of youth, 
precarious sectors of the working class and other exploited social groups. The widespread 
protests again animated bodies, political organizations, social movements and workers /
those that achieved a significant victory, the lower the price of passage in several 
cities. Although the victory is partial and its fruits have been manipulated by 
governments (in most cities, municipalities subsidize entrepreneurs), street protests, 
occupations and strikes avenues road again figured as instruments of mass struggle.

The increasing cooptation of the right staff

While the demonstrations brought formulas fight historical and combative working class,
the right began to infiltrate the acts. First with the bourgeois media basing broad claims 
and ideas advocated by conservative sectors (against corruption, etc..) To appropriate 
demands. Second, in an attempt to "caricature" ("vandals", "troublemakers") and creating 
scapegoats within the protests to divide the left, already quite fragmented. The right 
represents and synthesizes the interests of a dominant social class (bourgeoisie 
industrial, agribusiness, etc..) And a mass movement, whatever it is, will suffer 
political interference of these sectors to the extent that is contrary to their interests 
or capilariza. We reaffirm that the growth of the conservative agenda in the course of 
events must be explained mainly by the class structure of Brazilian society and the 
current balance of forces in the country.

The right and antipartidarismo

In the middle of the acts, the right sectors and also ultra-right, the latter albeit 
minority, began to infiltrate the rallies and surf the wave vainglorious defended by the 
media monopoly (Rede Globo, etc.). Beating fellow strugglers and causing confusion in our 
ranks. Reactionary sectors comprise institutional parties legalized (PSDB, DEM, PP), 
authoritarian nationalist groupings (Front Integralista Brazilian, My Homeland, MV-BRAZIL) 
and gangs ( skinhead nationalists , bald Brazil). The onslaught fascist social movements, 
political parties and unions minimizing the force acts on the left classist, while 
channeling popular dissatisfaction to reactionary ideologies. It should be noted that we 
totally reject any fascist attitudes in street demonstrations! Reject fascism of ultras
and repudiate the attacks on leftists, political parties and movements! We offer our 
solidarity to all / a partner / the assaulted / a!

If not every protester carries a flag of Brazil for an act is right or boastful, it is 
clear that the reactionaries are fighting staves and popular sectors of youth who 
participate in acts. It is an ideological dispute. We can not, however, overestimate their 
presence, whose size and strength will prove decisive in the course of the next 
mobilization. This would divert the focus of the action, it must be to have a clear policy 
carried by social movements and associations, with demands and claims effectively classist 
to "turn the tide of the game."

Responsibilities left forgotten

Self-criticism can be a tool for a more accurate diagnosis part of this movement as this, 
with its weaknesses and strengths also exposed the limits of some of the historical 
practices of the left who have been questioned. Limits as the priority of the 
institutional left in play apparatuses and student union at the expense of strengthening 
the foundations. Limits of a practical and instrumental aparelhista with social movements 
(which only serve in most cases to endorse the voice of the party). The move also exposed 
the lack of social inclusion of much of the left with the unemployed / those in slums, 
poor youth in precarious (that could be pivotal in the process of deepening popular 
demands). Exposed misguided policies that focus efforts on winning the state apparatus, in 
bourgeois elections and the strengthening of parliamentary seats "combative" by some 
sectors, these are marked by personalism and bourgeois legalism in the rite of the vote. 
Exposed the limits of the defense of the police "citizen" (when even the UN has 
recommended the termination of the Military Police in Brazil) and the support of certain 
subtitles policies in the recent past to the strikes of these corporations, while, unlike 
the idealism of this position, the PM showed their "class consciousness" massacring 
protesters on the streets (and does so much more violent and commonplace in the slums, say 
in passing with bullets "truth").

Although not crucial to explain the rise of the right, now surfs the wave of popular 
protests, these hegemonic practices within the left for decades (and not the minority 
sector with its libertarian defense of the autonomy and independence of the popular field) 
contributed with the part that fits into the "apoliticism" and antipartidarismo today 
emerges as a true side effect utilized by reactionary right.

Anarchism and the fight combative passages: unity against the right and popular power 
against governismo

The antidote to this situation can only be popular organization and basic tool in the 
fight in the neighborhoods in the suburbs, in the territories of resistance and peasant
struggles in the spaces and student unions, and channel that match the desires that youth 
today is going to streets. We need to rescue the credibility of a revolutionary design in 
this scenario, and we, anarchists, and other militants, have a key role, while the 
libertarian wing of socialism. First, we must be clear that defeat the right is a job that 
can only be done in a class alliance. governismo But can not use the rise of the 
reactionary right to evade their responsibilities. For the agendas of right and capital
are being contemplated in the policies of the PT.

So the job is to strengthen popular resistance. This is based on specific guidelines aimed 
at improving the living conditions of the working classes. When building popular power 
from the grassroots fight for these improvements without the focus on issues 
electioneering. People power is built long term and are not elections that define their
pace. The co-optation of social movements makes them dependent on the government is 
elected and this situation leads them to defend the "lesser evil." Instead of going back 
and back streets of this historical moment we see the possibility of moving, or where 
necessary, rescue autonomy and strengthen and broaden the base of social movements to make 
a qualitative leap.

The reactionaries need to be defeated and the unity of the left is critical at this time, 
but must have criteria classist not to become a retreat. The movement also moves toward
conservatism when accepted inside social groups closely linked to the interests of the 
bourgeoisie, which has the function to suppress the people. Likewise, direct action and
popular streets need to be backed by a basic work in workplaces, housing and study. A job 
that gives prominence to popular movements and enter those who go to the streets today in 
areas of organization of the exploited classes and oppressed!

In this sense, we FARJ of almost ten years and to a greater extent, the Brazilian 
Anarchist Coordination (composed of 9 organizations in several states of Brazil), modestly 
continue to build an alternative of fighting together with other / the mates / the 
movements popular in the countryside and in the city. Going to the streets and organizing 
the groundwork always certain of the challenge that lies ahead. Work to defeat right in
the neighborhoods, in the field, in the unions and in the streets! Print governismo to 
popular demands repressed by the limits of bourgeois democracy!
For the zero tariff on shipping! 100% no public transport subsidies to entrepreneurs!
Against removals of communities and occupations!
By the end of the military police!
For agrarian reform to control the land for those who work it!
Winning with the popular force classist! Build popular power! Anarchism combative power
and building a popular way!

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