“Tchutchuca do centrão”: meme is reborn with a scene of Bolsonaro pulling a YouTuber’s shirt

Jair Bolsonaro was leaving the Presidential Palace when the youtuber Wilker Leão he broke into the circle of the president's supporters, asked him questions, was pushed and fell to the ground. Angry, he called Bolsonaro a “tchutchuca from the center” and started to offend him with words like “tramp”, “naughty”, “coward”. wilker questionor, mainly, why Bolsonaro approved limits for the plea bargain.

The president did not hold back in the face of the insults, he approached the YouTuber and grabbed him, trying to take his cell phone to prevent the young man from filming the moment. “No film, no film”, asked Jair.

Wilker published the video this Thursday afternoon (18):

A conversation between Wilker and Bolsonaro, which occurred after the episode, is on G1 .

flood of memes

The term 'Tchutchuca do Centrão' rose to the top of the most commented terms on Twitter. Reviews of different formats, especially memes, echoed the scene recorded by TV Globo, from the moment the president tried to contain the YouTuber. Oh, there was even a satirical reinterpretation of the original version of 'Tchuchuca'.

🎶TCHUTCHUCAAAA
TCHUTCHUCA DO CENTRÃO
SHE STEAL YOURS IPHONE
AND ALSO THE ELECTION 🎵 https://t.co/1bjyPqQXYh

— Carapanã (@carapanarana) August 18

On Instagram, the greengodictionary profile wasted no time and has already released the newest entry:

The confusion between Bolsonaro and a voter (or influencer) takes place 45 days before the first round of the presidential elections, in which Bolsonaro is a candidate and appears in second place in polls of voting intentions, behind former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. 

Who is the YouTuber?

Wilker Leão describes himself online as a lawyer and Army corporal, and someone who speaks about “controversial and relevant topics regarding militarism, law and politics”. The blogger has around 20 thousand followers on YouTube and 135 thousand on TikTok.

Wilker performed Military Service, “having been licensed in February 2022, no longer belonging to the ranks” of the corporation, according to the Army. (G1)

Wick curto

At another time this Thursday (18), Bolsonaro reacted with irritation to a journalist's question about the dissemination of messages from a group of businessmen with open defenses against the Coup d'Etat. The exclusive report was made by journalist Guilherme Amado in Metrópoles.

Freedom of expression

“This is Jair Bolsonaro’s freedom of expression”, criticized the columnist Leonardo Sakamoto. Others journalists and members of the press spoke out in repudiation of the president's behavior. Several foreign vehicles videos of the acts that tried to silence Wilker were also broadcast.

The subject also led to another discussion: the term 'tchutchuca', which was treated as a clear insult to the president, is not an insult. The use of the term faz – referring to the feminine – is derogatory to women, as reflects Milly Lacombe, columnist at UOL.

Curto curation:

• Eduardo says he will sue Kim after being called “tchutchuca do Centrão” (Metropolises)

• What is a centrão and what is its role in Brazilian politics? (Politicize!)
• Bolsonaro's alliances with the center come from 2020 (Folha de S.Paulo)
• Bolsonaro is offended and tries to take a YouTuber's cell phone; After confusion, they both talked (Exam)
• Politicians attack Bolsonaro for R$ 4,9 billion fund: 'Tchutchuca do Centrão'