The psychological salary is on the rise

Jair Bolsonaro, during the presentation of the National Vaccination Plan against covid-19, in December.Joédson Alves / EFE

Jair Bolsonaro has started 2021 with a kind of macho show.

Aboard a boat, he approached a beach where hundreds of bathers were crowding, jumped into the sea and swam into the crowd.

He passed through the mass of people as if anointed, cheered by shouts of "Myth! Myth!"

The scene horrified the world in pandemic trances.

But if the elections were held today, the Brazilian president would have a chance of winning them.

Bolsonaro does not work with voters, but with supporters who vote.

Produce images for them.

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