Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been in the United States since December 30, 2022, said he plans to return to Brazil “in the coming weeks” to face opposition to the country’s head of state Lula da Silva. coordinate.
“There is a very strong desire from many Brazilians for me to return as soon as possible. I intend to return in the coming weeks and responsibly oppose the current government,” Bolsonaro said. to the podcast of Charles J. Kirk, founder of the conservative association Turning Point USA, an association that had Bolsonaro himself as a speaker on Friday.
The former Brazilian president also stated that he is returning to the country “because of the absence of right-wing leaders in Brazil”.
“I see myself in an obligation to coordinate these new leaders that have emerged so that Brazil does not plunge once and for all into socialism or communism,” he stressed.
During the conversation on the Podcast, Bolsonaro also criticized the decision to keep nearly 1,000 people in prison for participating in the attacks on the headquarters of the three powers in Brasília on January 8.
“Today we have arrested more than 1,000 people in Brazil (…). The accusation is fake news or an attack on the democratic rule of law,” he began with an explanation.
“And fake news and an attack on the democratic rule of law is not foreseen in the legislation, so there are penalties for people who practice this,” he said.
Source: DN
