Brazil: Lula’s party says that “it is not normal” for the extreme right to insist on a military coup

The deputy Gleisi Hoffmann, president of the workers party (PT), considered this Tuesday that “it is not normal” that pockets of Bolsonaro protests persist in Brazil calling for a “military coup” against the choice of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

“It is not normal for there to be people at the gate of the barracks” and that “a military intervention is requested” to prevent the investiture of Lula, on January 1, after having defeated the president at the polls Jair Bolsonaro on October 30, Hoffmann told reporters.

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The president of the PT referred to small far-right groups that support Bolsonaro and that this Tuesday remained camped at the gates of some Army barracks, as is the case in Brasilia.

According to Hoffmann, these groups “have the right to oppose” orOnce Lula assumes the Presidency, but “They have no right to ask for a blow”, well “There were some elections and there are some results” that gave victory to the progressive leader.

The president of the PT also considered that, in the event that these demonstrations persist, “the institutions must act firmly and give a political response” to these protests.

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Hoffmann is part of Lula’s team that has already begun the transition process with the Bolsonaro government, for which the Minister of the Presidency is responsible, Ciro Nogueira, which, according to the PT leader, is providing all the necessary collaboration.

Negotiations for the transition began last week, after three days of protests by far-right activists who support Bolsonaro, which included roadblocks by truckers and massive demonstrations outside the barracks.

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In both cases, the demonstrators demanded a “Military intervention” that prevents “communism” assume power in Brazil, in a clear incitement to a coup ignored by the Armed Forces.

Although the intensity of the protests has dropped significantly, some small groups still insist on demonstrating in front of the barracks.

Source: Elcomercio

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