‘I did my best’: Jair Bolsonaro tearfully says goodbye before stepping down as President of Brazil

Brazil’s outgoing president, far-right Jair Bolsonaro, tearfully said goodbye to his followers this Friday in a network broadcast in which he did not specify whether he would attend Lula da Silva’s inauguration on Sunday.

“The end of the world will not come on the first of January (…) We have a great future ahead of us. The battles are lost, but we will not lose the war, ”the president said during a live broadcast on his social networks. did after the election, which he lost in October, by 50.9% to 49.1%, in front of the left Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

Jair Bolsonaro He plans to travel to the United States shortly after he leaves the presidency, although he did not specify when he would travel or whether he would attend the presidential inauguration ceremony. Lula da Silva in Brasilia.

The General Secretariat of the President authorized the transfer of a delegation of officials abroad to ensure “the security and personal support of the future former President of the Republic, Jair Messias.” Bolsonaro”On an international trip to Miami, USA from January 1st to 30th, 2023,” the Official Gazette announced this Friday.

“They must be criticizing me”

Jair Bolsonaro He did not mention the trip, but appealed to the hundreds of followers who continue to mobilize in front of the military headquarters in Brasilia and other cities, asking for the intervention of the armed forces to prevent the return. Lula da Silva to power.

“Some must be criticizing me, saying that I could do this or that (…) I can’t do something that is not done very well, without side effects that would be too harmful,” the president justified .

At the official residence of Alvorada, two protesters who accompanied the live broadcast on his mobile phone insulted him with shouts of “cowardly” and “shamelessly” AFP.

“I never expected to get there,” he said meanwhile. Bolsonaro, in tears. “At least we delayed the flood Brazil in this disastrous ideology, the left (…). I tried my best,” the far right added.

after the defeat Jair Bolsonaro he retired to the official residence, practically silent.

Not recognizing Luda da Silva

Although he officially sanctioned the start of a change of government, he did not publicly acknowledge the victory. Lula da Silva.

And just this Friday, he criticized an attempted bombing near Brasília Airport by his sympathizers last week.

“Nothing justifies this terrorist attack,” he said, although he was defending the rest of the protesters camped in the capital.

This and other acts of vandalism committed by the Bolesonarists in December in the capital, forced to strengthen the security of the opening Lula da Silvawhich will have an unprecedented police force.

(According to AFP)

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“Espacio Vital”: Emil Blonde Galvez, a psychologist, noted that people feel fear, and this has a huge impact on a person. Although he pointed out that protest is a right, when it becomes violent, it affects people’s mental health, leaving a lot of anxiety and fear. The specialist said that adults have a lot of stress because of the insecurities they have about their jobs, about their belongings, about not getting anything in the midst of a stop and a protest. He added that this situation is very frustrating for people and hopes that everything will go better are dwindling.

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