Brazil: Lula da Silva dismisses the commander of the Brazilian Army

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvadismissed this Saturday the commander of the Army, General Júlio César de Arruda, two weeks after the coup attempt perpetrated by radical Bolsonarists in Brasiliaaccording to local media.

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The change in command of the Army occurs in the midst of a climate of mistrust between the progressive president and some sectors of the Armed Forces since the assault on the headquarters of the Presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court on January 8.

The dismissal also comes a day after the meeting that Lula held with Arruda and the commanders of the Navy and Aeronautics to discuss investments and plans to modernize the three forces, according to Defense Minister José Múcio.

According to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, the decision was communicated this Saturday to Arruda, who leaves office before completing his first month in it.

According to the newspaper, Lula made that decision because Arruda “did not show willingness” to take “immediate” measures to appease his doubts about the actions of some military sectors in the attempted coup two weeks ago.

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The leader of the Workers’ Party (PT), who took power on January 1, has expressed on several occasions his doubts about the role of the Armed Forces in relation to the invasion and the serious damage caused to the headquarters of the three powers.

Last week, at a breakfast with journalists, he assured that there were “many soldiers and police officers” who were “colluding” with the attempted coup and that he is “convinced” that someone from inside the Planalto presidential palace “facilitated” the entry of the radicals.

On Wednesday, in an interview with GloboNews, he revealed this mistrust again by criticizing the intelligence agencies “of the Army, the Police and the Navy” for not notifying him that radical Bolsonarists were organizing for the assault on Brasilia.

Arruda took office as commander of the Army on December 30, when the now former president Jair Bolsonaro was still in power, and continued in office with the Lula government.

According to local media, his replacement will be General Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, who this week, in a military ceremony, made a strong statement in defense of the democratic order and the result of the October elections, in which Lula defeated Bolsonaro, who he still does not admit his defeat at the polls. EFE

Source: Elcomercio

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