Chilavert accepted Bolsonaro’s postulates

The ‘Bulldog’ has nothing to lose. In OimaData’s latest survey of voting intentions among the five presidential candidates running for the general election of Paraguayan from next April 30, Jose Luis Chilavert ‘Chila’ (7/27/65), occupying the last position with a scant 2% support. However, the exporter of Saint Lawrence of Almagro (1985-1988), from Saragossa (1988-1991), Velez Sarsfield (1991-2000) among others and the Paraguayan national team for two decades, is ready to compete in youth party thanks to a good popular appreciation of 47%.

enemy of populism

With his direct style and no half measures, chilavert embraced the postulates that led to Jair Bolsonaro in the presidency of Brazil. He feels “concerned about the rise of populism” in the Venezuelan and Colombian governments and accuses the two leading candidates for the country’s presidential office who are leading in the polls, of being corrupt. santiago pena of the Colorado Party and the opposition Ephraim Alegre of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party. ‘chilli‘ is close to the conservative positions expressed by various South American politicians such as Luis Lacelle Pou of Uruguay, Jose A. Kast of chilli or the argentinian javier milei.

just come in Jair Bolsonaro will the former goalkeeper see himself: in 2016 and during the disapproval of the president Dilma Rousseffthe former Brazilian president only had a pyrrhic 1% in the polls and his speech captured the entire Brazilian society two years after winning the elections.

Security and ultranationalism

chilavert is ready to face the fight against a common evil: “Corruption in public procurement is one of the most important brakes on economic growth. It is our duty to develop actions that enable monitoring and access to public information”. Another of his battlefields is security: “By strengthening equipment and training, we will get more and better tools that make it possible to stay one step ahead of crime, forming actions in to avoid.”

Moreover, he is also ready to raise the patriotic flag making the infrastructure debate a “national cause”. In particular, ownership is shared between Paraguayan and Brazil of the second largest hydroelectric power station in the world and first in energy production, the sa Itaipu. He is trying to stir up ultranationalist passion by saying that there will be an increase in electricity bills for Paraguayan families because of the mismanagement of the price of energy sold only in Brazil.

A scoring goalkeeper

Something in which he identified himself’chilli‘ during his sports stage was his scoring prowess. Known as the goalkeeper with the most goals scored in official matches, 62, to Rogerio Ceri He surpassed him in 2006 with two more, he had 17 goals from free kicks, 2 from play and 43 from penalties.

In 1985 he went to Argentine soccer, where he established himself. First he had a step without pain or glory for Saint Lawrence of Almagro. After three years in Real Zaragoza With memorable performances, Vélez bought it in 1991 and that’s where the Paraguayan rose to fame. He lived in the club’s most glorious period in Fortín, led by the coach Carlos Bianchi. During that time, which was from 1991 to 2000, the former goalkeeper won nine titles, including Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 1994.

Lots of run-ins

Temperamental on the field

Chilavert has always been the focus of various controversies. In 1985 he broke the nose of Independiente player Franco Navarro; In a match between Vélez and San Lorenzo in August 1996 he intentionally hurt ‘Cabezón’ Ruggieri, and after insults they almost came to blows; After a training session with Vélez, in 1998, he spat in the face of journalist Martín Ciccioli for making fun of his physical condition in his program; in 1997, in a Vélez-River, the Paraguayan tried to drown ‘Muñeco’ Gallardo by grabbing him by the neck; He also had his episode with the national team against Brazil, spitting at Roberto Carlos at the end of the game after telling him: “Indio, we beat them” and in a qualifying round for the 1998 World Cup in France against Colombia , “Chila” had a run-in with Asprilla that landed him in a tanga with the ‘coffee’ bench.