According to Celso Amorim, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lula and Itamar Franco governments, current prime minister Carlos França should be summoned to Congress to clarify the incident reported by the American news agency Bloomberg, where President Jair Bolsonaro asked the United States. his colleague Joe Biden will interfere in the Brazilian elections against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“I think the secretary of state should be summoned to the Senate or House to explain the incomprehensible,” he told the column.
According to Bloomberg, during his recent visit to the United States, Bolsonaro sought help from the American president “to get reelected during a special meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit.” The resident of the Planalto Palace at the time described the PT as “a danger to US interests”. Biden would change the subject immediately.
When asked about this call in an interview, Bolsonaro said “there is no such thing” and dismissed the news as “speculation”.
However, for the Amorim, the issue should not be forgotten before it is fully clarified. “This is something unclassifiable,” he criticizes. “Furthermore, it seems it is necessary to clarify the promise made to defend American interests.
source: Noticias
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