Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, on Monday criticized the Supreme Federal Court (STF), which returned the political rights of his rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2021, when he overturned two corruption convictions of the former president.
“The judgment will be for actions and omissions. Anyone who has worked against his fellowmen, or who has failed to help when he could, according to Scripture, for believers will have his judgment. And there will be no people like some of the Supreme – will say I criticize the STF – to acquit a person and make him eligible”said Bolsonaro, in a clear allusion to Lula da Silva, his main opponent in the Brazilian election.
The president of Brazil was speaking as he left the official residence of the Brazilian ambassador in London, where he traveled with the first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
“I attended mass, always be silent. Anyone who believes knows that one day their day will come. Everyone will have their last stop here. All without exception,” Bolsonaro said, in front of a group of followers and journalists he criticized for bringing up the possibility of campaigning. “Do you think I came here to do politics?” Bolsonaro asked journalists visibly irritated.
“Why the urge to want to put a thief back in the presidency? Does anyone love being president? To put a thief, with all this gang, out of the presidency”Bolsonaro fired, who has guaranteed that Brazil has been free from corruption for “three and a half years” without citing, however, allegations of corruption against himself, family members and political allies.
In October, Brazilians will be called to the polls to elect their new president after four frenetic years in which Lula da Silva regained his political rights after being released from prison and his sentences quashed as part of the Lava Jato operation, which is investigating corruption cases. investigated at state oil. Petrobras company.
The latest poll released by Datafolha last Thursday shows that Lula da Silva has 45% of the voting intentions for the first round, against 33% for Bolsonaro.
The presidential elections in Brazil have the first round scheduled for October 2 and the second, if necessary, on the 30th.
Ten candidates are currently running for the Brazilian presidential election: Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Ciro Gomes, Simone Tebet, Luís Felipe D’Ávila, Soraya Tronicke, Eymael, Leonardo Pericles, Sofia Manzano and Vera Lúcia.
Source: DN
