It caused some backlash. The image of the government was tarnished and even left wing influencers are lamenting the foolishness that the government has done.
For the poorest people, this measure sounded like mockery. The justifications were all inconsistent and we had the impression that there is nobody competent working in the communication area of this government. A lot of people suddenly appeared on social media defending the government. They said that these Chinese companies make millions every year, that the government would make a lot of money from these fees, that these measures would protect local industry, etc. None of these justifications were considered plausible. Worse, many people took this as an attack on their pockets.
So the seeds of confusion were sowed. Even Mrs. Janja, wife of Mr. Lula, discussed this measure with profiles on social networks of gossip portals, spreading more noise.
Similar measures were suggested during the last government, but like the good populist that he is, Mr. Bolsonaro vetoed them all, which displeased his supporters of the retail sector and his finance minister.
Now, supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro and His kids went into full hypocritical mode and began to criticize the current government, accusing Mr. Haddad to do the same thing that the previous minister dreamed of doing.
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