Brazil: in his farewell speech Jair Bolsonaro cries, and supports the protests in front of the barracks

in a sort of farewell speech On social networks, where they were followed by hundreds of thousands of people, the outgoing president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, his voice broken by tears held back, he supported his followers who remain concentrated in front of the Army Command, in Brasilia. But condemns acts of violence.

Closing the speech from the Alvorada Palace, he assured it “nothing justifies” the carrying out of terrorist acts like those who last week tried to execute several of his followers, who wanted to cause an explosion at the international airport of Brasilia to sow chaos before the hiring of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

“If someone makes a mistake, they immediately call him a Bolsonarista. Nothing justifies this attempt that took place in Brasilia commit terrorism in the airport region. Thank God the element was arrested, but they classify him as a Bolsonaro, that’s how the press treats him,” Bolsonaro said.

However, he claimed responsibility for the protests of his followers in front of the barracks where a military coup was envisaged, but said that the it doesn’t drive them.

A battle has been lost

Bolsonaro admitted it “a battle has been lost, but not the war” closing his speech of about 50 minutes in which he praised the “patriots” who protest so “orderly” and “peaceful”.

With the speech, this Friday Bolsonaro broke his silence and tried to appease his more radical followers, whom he asked to exercise tough opposition.

“We won’t believe the world ends this January 1” with Lula’s inauguration, she sobbed, in a live broadcast on her social media, in which she urged her followers “not to throw in the towel or stop opposing.” , but you asked for it to be peaceful and within the framework established by the Constitution.

Bolsonaro He has not confirmed whether he intends to travel in the next few hours in the United States, even if the government has already hinted it could leave this Friday for Miami.

He still does not admit defeat

Bolsonaro has not finished acknowledging his defeat in last October’s elections nor did he congratulate Lula.

On the contrary, he insisted he was a “victim” of electoral justice “who was not partisan” and who, in his view, favored the progressive leader with various decisions.

He reiterated that his “freedom” and that of far-right groups who support him have been “cut off” and they were “prevented” from reporting failures which, it insists without any evidence, has the electronic voting system used in Brazil since 1996.

Reviewed the management started on January 1, 2019 e assuming “there were problems”, which he mostly attributed to the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine this year.

Without mentioning Lula by name, he predicted that “the new government that comes here It will create many problems.” and is about to “impose on the country a disastrous ideology that hasn’t worked anywhere in the world.”

Justify the demonstrations

He also justified the demonstrations held by far-right activists at the barracks gates, where they are calling for a military coup to prevent Lula’s investiture and keep him in power.

In his view they are a “reaction” to an electoral process that “didn’t have all the transparency”, which led “a mass of people to take to the streets and protest”.

He underlined it he did not call those mobilisationsbut he insisted that it was “a peaceful, orderly protest that respects the laws” and constitutes “a spontaneous demonstration by the people”.

“We don’t want a worse Brazil”, but “we have to respect our law and the Constitution”, said Bolsonaro, who maintained that “from now on any demonstration (against Lula’s government) is welcome”.

According to the far-right leader, his motto “God, Country, Family and Freedom it will not be lost” and should henceforth be the guide “of all patriots” who want “the return of a country with order and progress”.

This is a “moment of sadness”He said but celebrated that now “Brazil is more conservative” than years ago.

Bolsonaro seemed to ask his supporters for calm by saying that it is wrong to bet on “all or nothing” and commented that there will be more fights ahead to face the incoming government that will take office on Sunday.

The live broadcast was close 500 thousand presences on Instagram and 100,000 on Facebook, according to an initial check released by CNN Brazil.

ANSA AND EFE

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