Rousseff Victory for striking changes in advance

By José Reinaldo Carvalho, Secretary of the National Communication PCdoB

November 2, 2010

Translated by Google Translator

The election of Rousseff opens new phase in political and popular struggle in the country. It was clear the choice of the Brazilian people for greater democracy, the strengthening of national sovereignty and social justice, which marked the period of the Lula government and led to the program's elected president. Brazilians rejected the delay, obfuscation, the handing over and the threat of criminalization of the struggles and grassroots organizations.

The most reactionary forces mobilized in favor of the PSDB candidate, José Serra, whose propaganda emphasized biographical traces of former student leader and a Democrat. However, Serra and his surroundings actually behaved as reactionary and unrepentant, while seeking any sort of camouflage, ended up revealing themselves as representatives of imperialism, finance capital and monopolies of the big landowners. Their messages on foreign policy left no doubt as to its alignment. Serra promised to be the executioner of Bolivia and the new center-launches of U.S. imperialism to try to destabilize the democratic process-progressive in Latin America, putting on the backside of the Bolivarian Revolution led by Hugo Chavez.

Sierra and the forces who supported the delay resorted to everything. At the 25th hour, until the Pope of Rome was mobilized as a canvasser for the fifth category. They did not take into account that a people that rises gradually to their political consciousness based on my own experience, let the time to listen to the voices of the catacombs. What is not contradicted with their most profound convictions including religious ones.

The president-elect Rousseff did so a victory speech that reiterated their commitment to democracy and the building of a just nation, strong and progressive. Know that the chasm that separates us from this ideal is the continuation of severe social inequities resulting from the political, economic and social development of the dominant classes, which is indicative of the magnitude of the challenges.

The path that will transform the deep Brazil passes necessarily through structural reforms. It is urgent to reform policy, which will deepen and broaden democracy, strengthening of proportional voting, public financing of campaigns, a ban on corporate finance, equity in distribution of free time for political advertising. The country needs the democratization of media, which can no longer hostage to the oligopoly of a few families, the tax reform that would redistribute income and fight the regional and social inequalities, the universalization of rights - education, health, housing - and policies and public services. Brazil is ripe to climb higher levels of economic development, industrial policy of protection of their natural resources, a revolution in science and technology to uplift the infrastructure. Social progress also requires the continuing struggle for agrarian reform and urban reform.

A few hours after the proclamation of victory Rousseff, the defeated forces, through the media at their service, also starting to tout reforms: tax reform, pension reform, labor reform and political reform and adoption barrier clause called the district vote ( election of deputies by majority vote or mixed majority-proportional). This is the old platform backwards, conservative, liberal, anti-social and undemocratic.

In his victory speech, talking like a statesman, the president-elect extended his hand to the opposition, while saying with greater clarity than the rule with ten parties who marched with her since the first round, to which were added new sectors and leaders in seconds. This is the way: government coalition and the unity of democratic and progressive forces, or self-proclaimed hegemonies without pre-established.

Serra, in the speech which acknowledged defeat, said it would continue its fight. Other cardinals toucans announced a "strong opposition".

That's how things are. The time is ripe for a great unity of the forces that want to effectively transform the country. Democratic life and institutions between government and opposition is a necessary, but this is quite different from unit PT toucan.

The new government, voted in the majority of Brazilians, it will lead the country towards achieving the commitments and meeting the aspirations of the Brazilian people. Forces of the left and correspond to the social movement unhesitatingly support the president-elect and her fight for the establishment and deepening of social transformations.