Brazil’s Supreme Court judge Ricardo Lewandowski said today that former President Jair Bolsonaro, as a Brazilian citizen, “can freely enter and leave the country,” claiming to be unaware of the existence of any lawsuits against him.
“I don’t see, I don’t know details of any lawsuit against him. Former President Bolsonaro is a Brazilian citizen. He can enter and leave the country freely,” said Lewandowski, addressing the press at a conference hosted by Lide Brasil. , in Lisbon.
As for the possible exclusion of Bolsonaro in the future, the judge replied that this is a question that the Superior Electoral Court will “still analyze”.
Regarding the current state of Brazil, Ricardo Lewandowski expressed his optimism.
“I assess the situation of the country very optimistically. I think that the terrible, serious deeds, the dark episode of January 8, have actually united the country after the destruction of the headquarters of the three branches of the legislature, of the presidency of the Republic and the Federal Supreme Court,” he stressed.
“What we saw was a union of Brazilians, a union of powers, of union, of governors around democracy and governance itself,” he added.
Lewandowski defended the “urgent need” to regulate social networks, as upheld by Judge Alexandre de Moraes, of the same court and also President of the Superior Electoral Court, at the same business conference.
“I think this is an urgent need. We need to regulate social networks, especially to avoid spreading messages of hate, prejudice and also ‘fake news’, which are extremely harmful. But I am convinced that, although it It is important that the different countries or sovereign states legislate in this area, there must be regulation at the international level,” he defended.
Regarding former President Michel Temer’s proposal for Brazil to adopt a semi-presidential regime, which was also made today at the same meeting, Lewandowski replied that “he personally opposes it”.
“Personally, I am against it. I have already written about it. I think that Latin Americans in general have not adapted to parliamentarism or semi-presidentialism. I think it is difficult to implant a semi-presidentialism in the current presidentialism “, he emphasized.
Source: DN
