Zema Says He Wants to Classify Factions as Terrorists and Build Isolated Prison in Amazon

Presidential candidate Romeu Zema, representing the Novo party, proposed classifying criminal factions as terrorists, advocating for 25-year sentences without benefits and the construction of an isolated prison in the Amazon region. Zema made these remarks during the 27th Annual Santander Conference in São Paulo.

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One of the first acts I will take is to classify criminal factions as terrorists. With this, you can put all the strength of the State to combat this great evil that is taking over Brazil.

"One of the first acts I will take is to classify criminal factions as terrorists. With this, you can put all the strength of the State to combat this great evil that is taking over Brazil," Zema stated. He argued that terrorists should receive a 25-year sentence without any benefits. The candidate also outlined four pillars for his government plan: privatization, administrative reform, pension reform, and a review of social programs, asserting his desire to "privatize everything."

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The terrorist must have a 25-year sentence, without any benefit.

Zema, the former governor of Minas Gerais, also addressed economic policy, suggesting a reduction in the Selic interest rate to 6%, which he described as "civilized." He believes this would improve people's lives and restore the value of money. "We have never had so many indebted people, such high default rates, and people living so tightly due to this interest rate," he said, linking the current economic hardship to high interest rates.

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Brazil will boom when we have better roads and technology.

Furthermore, Zema criticized the current government led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). "If there is an expert in rebuilding what the PT detonated and destroyed, it is me," he asserted, drawing parallels between the PT's alleged destruction in his home state of Minas Gerais and the current situation in Brazil. He also promised spending cuts significantly larger than those implemented by Michel Temer's government.

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We are creating a generation of good-for-nothings.