Lula accuses Bolsonaro of “trying to escape” justice after “preparing a coup”

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaaccused the former president this Monday JairBolsonaro in “try to escape”of Justice after“prepare a blow”of the State to overthrow him and for which he is being investigated in the Federal Supreme Court.

Lula participated in the IV National Culture Conferencein Brasiliaand during his speech, in a markedly electoralist tone with a view to the October local elections, he once again referred to his predecessor in the Presidency as a “ignorant” it is a “liar”.

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The progressive leader highlighted that the demonstration on the last Sunday of February in which tens of thousands of supporters surrounded Bolsonaro in São Paulo it was “the act of a citizen who knows he has done something stupid by attempting a coup d’état”.

“This act is that of a citizen who knows that he is going to be judged and that if he is judged he could be arrested and is trying to escape.” of this possibility, highlighted the current head of state.

He insisted that JairBolsonarowhich he referred to on more than one occasion as “that citizen“,”prepared a coup”During the weeks that“he was locked in the house”After losing the October 2022 presidential elections, which Lula narrowly won.

But Lula da Silva believes that in the end the leader of the extreme right had “to fear” and decided “Go to U.S”for not attending his investiture and because“I imagined”than the faithful to whom“paid, organized and helped finance“They would end up going on strike a week later.

The president thus referred to what became known as the assault on Brasília on January 8, 2023, when thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed the headquarters of the Presidencyhe Parliament it’s him Supreme to incite a military intervention that would overthrow him.

“That’s what was planned, but it didn’t happen.”, guaranteed Lula.

The intellectual authors of the coup plot are being investigated by the Federal Supreme Court, which authorized the Federal police withhold Bolsonaro’s passport, who was also prevented from leaving the country and contacting other investigators.

Bolsonaro, a retired Army captain whose term ran from 2019 to 2022, denies any suspicion regarding the coup plot and guarantees that it is being “persecuted” by authorities.

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In recent weeks, Lula has increased his criticism of Bolsonaro, who is also disqualified for abuse of power in the 2022 elections.

According to political analysts, this is due to the proximity of the municipal elections, which appear as a new duel between the progressivism embodied by Lula and the extreme right led by Bolsonaro.

The municipal elections, in which the mayors of 5,568 municipalities will be renewed, will also serve as a thermometer for the management of the Lula Government almost halfway through the four-year period and for voter sentiment ahead of the 2026 presidential elections, when the progressive leader has already hinted that intends to compete.

Source: Elcomercio

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