In addition, the growth of the young vote in these elections in Brazil translates into the numbers: more than 2.1 million 16-17 year olds registered to vote on Sundayan increase of 51% compared to 2018.
For Marco Antonio Teixeira, a political scientist and professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, the registration of the youngest “they are unprecedented in the history of Brazil”. “They understood that if they don’t interfere, they will continue without the ability to exert pressure,” he added in statements to AFP.
According to a newspaper study carried out in July by the newspaper Folha de San Pablo, unemployment among young people reached 56.3%, while 70% have difficulties finding a job and 27.1% do not have studies or regular jobs. The report indicates that 47% of young people would choose to live abroad if possible.
Elections in Brazil: what is the vote of the youngest
The youth “suffered a lot from the pandemic, they were the most affected by unemployment”, but above all Bolsonaro governed ignoring his “cultural and gender diversity”with a speech defending conservative values, adds Teixeira.
“Everyone knows what Lula Da Silva did”says Adrianny Brasil, who lives in Rio’s Maré favela complex, where going to school depends on there being no shootings and university seems to be an unattainable goal for most.
Mateus de Medeiros, 18, also defends Lula’s legacy in education but regrets that in these polarized elections, cannot be chosen beyond “the extreme right and the extreme left”. “I wish there was another candidate”
Source: Ambito
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