Questão Comentada · 40
1º Semestre · B3GE™
TEXTO DE APOIO (clique para abrir / fechar)
(Note: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of the Belarusian opposition and head of the United Transitional Cabinet. She is currently living in exile in Lithuania.)
Belarus – nestled between the European Union, Ukraine, and Russia – has long been overlooked [esquecido, ignorado, despercebido] and underestimated by outsiders, who often see it as little more than an extension of Russia. This perception stems [resulta] largely from the grip [mão forte] of the country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. Since 1994, he has transformed Belarus into a repressive state marked by fraudulent elections, systemic violence, and a deepening reliance on Moscow and Beijing.
But five years ago, Belarusians made it clear that they do not want to live in a belligerent autocracy, isolated from the rest of Europe and the rest of the world. In 2020, I entered Belarus’s presidential election to stop Lukashenko from claiming a sixth term [mandato]. I didn’t expect to win; Lukashenko had rigged [fraudado] every previous contest. But my message – free the country’s political prisoners, end repression, hold real elections, and restore the rule of law [estado de direito] – struck a nerve. According to independent observers, Belarusians overwhelmingly voted for me. When Lukashenko declared himself the winner anyway, the country exploded in the largest peaceful uprising [revolta pacífica] in its modern history. Up to 1.5 million people flooded the streets of Belarusian cities demanding change.
I did not intend to enter politics. I was an English teacher and then a full-time mother focused on helping my hearing-impaired son [filho com deficiência auditiva]. My husband, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, was the political one – an entrepreneur whose blog exposed the daily humiliations of life under dictatorship. His words inspired thousands. When he announced his candidacy in May 2020, the regime arrested him days later. I decided to run in his place – not out of ambition, but out of love.
The response to the protests was brutal. To clear the streets, the regime carried out waves of mass arrests, engaged in widespread torture, and generally terrorized the populace. It detained tens of thousands of people, and it beat hundreds more. I was forced into exile, along with many others. But still, the uprising shook the regime to its core. The demonstrations might have succeeded, if not for Russian President Vladimir Putin. To prepare for his February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Putin needed Belarus as a launching pad. He thus propped up Lukashenko by sending security advisers and other kinds of operatives, providing financial assistance, and signaling a readiness to intervene more intensely – saving Lukashenko’s rule in return for obedience and Belarus’s subjugation. Today, my country remains under de facto Russian occupation. Nine million people are being held hostage by a regime that answers not to them, but to the Kremlin.
QUESTÃO
In the first paragraph, the words “This perception” most likely refers to which of the following?
The world sees Alexander Lukashenko as the undisputed dictator of Belarus.
hBelarusians know that Alexander Lukashenko would be quickly deposed if he lost the support of Russia and China.
In 2020, Belarusians finally realized that they no longer wanted to live in a dictatorship.
Many people believe that Belarus was a democracy before 1994.
People unfamiliar with Belarus tend to dismiss it as a kind of unimportant mini-Russia.
🔐 Gabarito (clique para revelar)
🧭 Leitura orientada
A questão exige identificar o referente do termo “This perception”, ou seja, compreender a retomada anafórica feita pelo autor no primeiro parágrafo.
🔍 Identificação das informações-chave
O texto afirma que Belarus é frequentemente vista por observadores externos como “little more than an extension of Russia”. Em seguida, o autor explica que “This perception” decorre do controle exercido pelo ditador Alexander Lukashenko desde 1994.
🧠 Núcleo de sentido
O termo “This perception” retoma diretamente a ideia de que Belarus é subestimada e reduzida à condição de uma espécie de apêndice da Rússia por pessoas que não conhecem o país em profundidade.
🔍 Análise alternativa por alternativa (com pegadinhas)
(A) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o texto não afirma que a percepção
se refira apenas à figura pessoal de Lukashenko,
mas à forma como o país é visto externamente.
(B) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o apoio da Rússia e da China
é mencionado mais adiante,
mas não define a percepção inicial descrita.
(C) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: essa informação aparece no segundo parágrafo
e não corresponde ao referente do pronome.
(D) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o texto não sugere que Belarus
tenha sido vista como democracia antes de 1994.
(E) ✅ Correta — GABARITO
A alternativa traduz exatamente a ideia retomada por
“This perception”:
Belarus é frequentemente
tratada como uma mini-Rússia irrelevante
por quem a observa de fora.
🧠 Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Questão de coesão referencial.
✔ “This perception” retoma ideia anterior explícita.
✔ A visão externa reduz Belarus à órbita russa.
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (E)