Lula da Silva sees the “fanatical far right” as a global “new monster”

The Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvasaid on Monday that the “new monster” of the “fanatical extreme right” must be confronted and defeated not only in Brazil, but in the world.

“We have to confront and defeat the rise of a fanatical, rabid extreme right that hates anything that doesn’t match what they think.” held Lula in a ceremony with rectors of universities in the Presidential Palace of Planalto, headquarters of the Executive in Brasilia.

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“It is not just a Brazilian problem”, said the leftist leader, who in October defeated far-right Jair Bolsonaro in the ballot, thus frustrating his re-election.

The leader77, assured that he had never seen a “Brazil taken by so much hatred”, which he believes derives from the denial of politics.

He compared the impact of management Bolsonaro (2019-2022), whose name he initially avoided mentioning in his speech, with that of the former Republican president donald trump (2017-2021) in the United States, in addition to countries in which the right advanced such as Hungary and Italy.

“Even though we have defeated Bolsonaro, we have to defeat hate, lies, misinformation, fanatics. Because this society has to become civilized again,” Lula stressed.

On January 8, a week after Lula’s return to power, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters violently invaded the heart of power in Brazil, occupying the headquarters of Congress, the Executive and the Supreme Court -highest court-, vandalizing facades and destroying various offices.

More than 2,000 people have been detained since then, of whom 1,382 are still in the hands of the authorities.

On Wednesday night, the president said he would receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on January 30 to discuss how to deal with the far-right, a topic he will also discuss with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, whom he will meet in February. in United States.

Source: Elcomercio

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