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Thomas Traumann

Thomas Traumann

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Oct 6, 2026

SteliosHOST
40:47
It's interesting to everyone, and particularly interesting why, uh, that, uh, the, The Guardian is writing about it.
SteliosHOST
40:56
They're talking about political analyst Thomas Traumann, who was spokesman for the, uh, former left-wing president Dilma Rousseff, believed Lula's third administration had ignored a large chunk of society that was unsatisfied over economic issues or because of controversies involving the Supreme Court.
SteliosHOST
41:19
Now, what do we see here in Europe? We see several people who are dissatisfied with the status quo, and they're voicing their dissatisfaction, and the response of the establishment is to say, "You're a far right-wing extremist." That's exactly what also the, um, Brazilian government is doing, the administration of Lula, the third administration of Lula is doing according to the, this political analyst.
LucaHOST
41:47
Well, and clearly it's working out just as well for him as it is for our European leaders.

13 MINS LATER

SteliosHOST
54:48
And they are overwhelmingly siding with, uh, Bolsonaro.
SteliosHOST
54:53
And this is something that every, um, political party should, uh, notice.
SteliosHOST
54:59
And every party, both in Brazil and outside Brazil, should remember what The Guardian says here, uh, quoting political analyst Thomas Traumann, who i- was supporting the left in Brazil, who says, "As a self-criticism, the government treated any kind of criticism as a disp- display of fascism.
SteliosHOST
55:23
But what also exists is an, is a segment, a, a very big segment of the population that isn't fascist, it just wants a better future, and it doesn't want their country to be destroyed or liquidated." And yes, I'm, I'm happy to see governments who are playing this despicable card losing.
Rudy MartinezHOST
2:06
AFP asks what moved Brazilian voters.
Rudy MartinezHOST
2:09
It quotes the analyst Thomas Traumann.
Rudy MartinezHOST
2:12
"Brazilians," he says, "worry about supermarket prices, street crime, and credit card debt more than abstractions." It says Lula's campaign on sovereignty against Trump's pressure may have been a miscalculation.
Rudy MartinezHOST
2:23
For US readers, the two readings split on one point.

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