Bolsonaro tries to appease the violent and calls for a tough opposition to Lula

President Brazilian, Jair Bolsonarowho will be replaced on Sunday in power by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvabroke his silence this Friday and tried to appease his most radical followers, whom he asked to exercise a harsh opposition.

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“We are not going to believe that the world ends this January 1” with the inauguration of Lula, Bolsonaro declared sobbing, in a live broadcast on his social networks, in which he urged his followers “not to throw in the towel or stop making opposition ”, but asked that it be peaceful and within the framework established by the Constitution.

Bolsonaro did not confirm if he intends to travel to the United States in the next few hours, although the government has already hinted that he could leave this Friday for Miami.

STILL WITHOUT RECOGNIZING HIS DEFEAT

In a statement that lasted just over an hour, Bolsonaro did not fully acknowledge his defeat in last October’s elections or congratulate Lula.

On the contrary, he insisted that he was a “victim” of electoral justice “that was not partial” and that, in his opinion, favored the progressive leader with various decisions.

He reiterated that his “freedom” and that of the far-right groups that support him were “cut off” and they were “prevented” from denouncing the failures that, according to what he insists without any proof, the electronic voting system that has been used in Brazil since 1996 has. .

He reviewed the management that began on January 1, 2019 and admitted that “there were problems”, which he attributed above all to the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine this year.

Without quoting Lula by name, he predicted that “the new government that comes there is going to create many problems” and is going to “impose a disastrous ideology on the country that has not worked anywhere in the world.”

JUSTIFY THE MANIFESTATIONS

He also justified the demonstrations held by far-right activists at the gates of the barracks, where they demand a military coup to prevent Lula’s investiture and keep him in power.

In his opinion, they are a “reaction” to an electoral process that “did not have all the transparency”, which led “a mass of people to take to the streets and protest.”

He stressed that he did not call these mobilizations, but insisted that it is “a peaceful, orderly protest that respects the laws” and constitutes “a spontaneous demonstration of the people.”

He distanced himself, however, from some violent actions that have been attributed to some of these protesting groups, among which is the planting of a bomb in a tanker truck that was heading to the Brasilia airport and which was deactivated in time by the Policeman.

“We do not want a worse Brazil”, but “we have to respect our law and the Constitution”, affirmed Bolsonaro, who maintained that “from now on any demonstration (against Lula’s government) is welcome”.

According to the far-right leader, his motto “God, Homeland, Family and Liberty will not be lost” and should now be the guide “of all patriots” who want “the return of a country with order and progress ”.

Source: Elcomercio

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