What Renan Santos said about reduce local elites' influence over politics and strengthen rights and citizenship

Renan Santos: This regime of servitude, therefore, treats you as serfs, not citizens.

Renan Santos: And that's why you, often, don't understand the power you have.

Because the Federal Constitution and the Brazilian State grant you the status of citizen.

Renan Santos: But the political regime of your State hands you the status of serf.

Renan Santos: Serf.