The song basically criticizes the hypocrisy and lack of care from politicians, referring to the Mensalão scandal.
[3] It was performed for the first time on 5 August 2005 during a show at Circo Voador, in Rio de Janeiro, around ten days after the song's completion.
[5] The band said that at the time of the single's release, they were informed by the label that radio stations of Brasília (capital of Brazil) were not airing the song, although some stations from the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo axis weren't giving them any airplay either.
At the time, guitarist and coauthor of the track, Tony Bellotto, said he believed many of Brasília stations were "committed" with politicians, and that stations from the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo axis could have been afraid of offending any politician.
It's just that sometimes only a swearword expresses the exact feeling.About its composition, he said the initiative came from vocalist and guitarist Paulo Miklos (another coauthor of the track), who was already scratching some songs for the group's then-upcoming album MTV ao Vivo, in which the single would be featured.
"[1] Miklos, however, said he wanted the song to "supplant the opportunistic criticism and serve as a channel to denounce the 'chronic corruption' that infests the country since a long time and 'turns everyone into accomplices'.