MC Reaa: Worthy of Homage and Praise by President Bolsonaro

[Judi Lynn]

Bolsonaro reveals the character of his government

Jun.4.2019 1:45PM

Joel Pinheiro da Fonseca

There is no shortage of Brazilian artists worthy being honored in 2019. Chico Buarque won the Camões Award; two Brazilian films received awards in Cannes. We also have lost many legendary Brazilian artists in 2019, including the actress Bibi Ferreira, the theater director Antunes Filho, the actor Caio Junqueira, the writer João Carlos Marinho, the singer Beth Carvalho, and many others. Our president, however, hasn't paid any attention to these artists.

When he spontaneously decided to honor a newly deceased artist on Twitter (remember that this is his preferred means of communicating), the chosen artist was Tales Volpi, better known as MC Reaça, who committed suicide on Saturday.

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The lyrics are basically a sequence of insults and taunts to Bolsonaro's enemies. Nothing is proposed; there is only hatred and resentment: left-wing politicians, intellectuals, feminism, the supposed moral degeneration of youth, and so on. The act of voting for Bolsonaro was transformed into an act of redemptive violence, an imaginary revenge, a jubilant insult against all these dangers.

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The circumstances of MC Reaça's death make the homage even more curious. Apparently (the case is still being investigated), Volpi, who was married, beat his mistress - possibly when discovering that she was pregnant - so bad that she is in the hospital. After that, desperate, he killed himself.

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Good grief! Goodbye.