Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his silence on Friday, December 9, after 40 days of silence, expressing his. “disease of the soul” after his electoral defeat to Lula at the end of October. “I was silent for almost 40 days. It hurts, it hurts the soul. I have always been a happy man among you, even risking my life in the crowd.”The radical right-wing president told supporters outside the Alvorada Palace.
“Some point to my silence. A few weeks ago if I was out to say “Hello”everything would be deformed, transformed”, he justified. Jair Bolsonaro has remained silent and virtually absent from the public sphere since his narrow defeat of Lula in the October 30 presidential election, 50.9% to 49.1%. On November 26, he participated in only one official event at the military training camp.
After the defeat of their candidate, thousands of Bolsonaros blocked roads and demonstrated in front of barracks, demanding that the army prevent Lula from taking power on January 1. Jair Bolsonaro appreciated that on Friday “The armed forces are of great importance in all countries of the world, they are the final bulwark against socialism”. “The people decide their destiny”he said.
“Those who decide my future, where I go, it is you. You are the one who decides where the armed forces will go from.”he added, declaring that “We are living at a crucial moment, at a crossroads.”. As the handover ceremony approaches, the next president, Lula, has already appointed five future ministers: Fernando Haddad for Finance, Mauro Vieira for Foreign Affairs, Flavio Dino for Justice, Rui Costa for Casa Civil (midway between Prime Minister and Chief of Staff) and Jose. Mucio Monteiro in defense.
Source: Le Figaro
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