The events on Wednesday night (13) in Praça dos Três Poderes motivated different speeches in the political and legal world. On the part of the government and the (Supreme Federal Court), the statements link the attack to . The opposition maintains that there was an isolated action by a “lone wolf”.
Although these positions still depend on confirmation by investigations, there are clear objectives surrounding the discussion of possible amnesty for those who participated in January 8th.
This Thursday morning (14), the STF minister and the general director of , Andrei Rodrigues, went public with speeches in unison, stating that the act has a clear connection with Bolsonarist hate messages and the coup attacks in early 2023.
The argument goes against the interests of those who defend amnesty, such as the former president and his allies, who managed to promote the issue.
“This necessary pacification of the country is only possible with the accountability of all criminals. There is no possibility of pacification with amnesty for criminals”, . The PF investigation into the attack after the court sees connection with the January 8 attacks, which are already under his custody in court.
that what happened is not an isolated act and began with the so-called “” in the Bolsonaro administration.
Andrei declared that, even though the “visible action” is individual, “behind it there is never just one person, it is always a group or ideas from a group, or extremism and radicalism that lead to the commission of these crimes”.
The president of the STF, Luís Roberto Barroso, and the dean, , were in the same line. “They want to forgive without even condemning first”, . “Hate speech, political fanaticism and the disinformation industry were largely encouraged by the previous government”, added the second.
I already said, when opening the session of the (Superior Electoral Court), chaired by her, that it was a serious act and that “Brazil went to sleep worried about the events”.
The president of , Gleisi Hoffmann, published on social media that, as Moraes said, the attack “confirms that it is essential to prosecute and punish all those involved in January 8th, […] starting with the leaders and the leader of them all, who is the biggest inspirer of far-right terrorism”, in reference to Bolsonaro.
In the opinion of party leaders and ministers, the act of Francisco, who ran for the position of councilor in 2020, strengthens the role of the STF in conducting the investigation into January 8th and helps to stop the political impulse towards Bolsonarists that occurred with .
Head of the Presidency’s Communication Secretariat, the minister suggests that the author of the attack was following instructions from leaders.
“Why is this happening? Why is Alexandre de Moraes the target? Just open the net [sociais]it’s like a dog whistle: leadership speaks, and things happen below. They have to answer for this. These connections have to be investigated, whether there is funding, if not, [eles] They have to be held accountable.”
The minister of the Communications Secretariat also questions the version that the perpetrator of the attack committed suicide. He argues that, upon analyzing the video, he came to the conclusion that he had fallen when a bomb exploded in his hand.
Regarding the political repercussion, Pimenta states that it compromises the advancement of the debate in favor of amnesty for those participating in the January 8 attacks. “Impunity is the ferment of hatred and violence.”
Under reservation, a minister says that amnesty has become a dirty word at this point.
Government leader in the Chamber, deputy José Guimarães (PT-CE) states that the fact “burys once and for all any possibility of voting on amnesty” in the House, an opinion shared privately by other government parliamentarians.
“It has never been and will never be an isolated act. It is an encouraged project of violence and setbacks”, the minister (Racial Equality) wrote on her networks.
stating that, “in the attack on democracy, ‘wolves’ are never alone” and “there is always a ‘whistle’ to encourage them”. For her, the act “was yet another warning sign that, as long as these ‘whistles’ remain, the democratic struggle does not allow for any kind of truce.”
The vice president, (), . “Sad for the loss of life and serious because it is an attack on an institution of the Republic, the Power of the Republic, and which must be investigated extremely quickly and with extreme rigor.”
In the opposition, the predominant tone was to regret the episode, but to rule out Bolsonaro’s attack and also any links with January 8th.
Both the former president and the presidents of PL, , and , , used the expression “isolated fact”.
“Despite being an isolated event, and apparently caused by disturbances in the mental health of the person who, unfortunately, ended up passing away, it is an event that should lead us to reflect”, .
“It is past time for Brazil to once again cultivate an adequate environment so that different ideas can confront each other peacefully, and for the strength of arguments to be worth more than the argument of strength”, continued the former president.
“We have almost 1 million members in Brazil, clearly this was an unbalanced guy. It was an isolated case”, .
“The isolated act of an unbalanced person is what it is: absurd. But extrapolating an individual’s mental attitude to give institutional contours to this abominable incident is saying that our democracy is not solid and resilient as it is”, .
The leader of the opposition in , (PL-RN), .
Federal deputy Chico Alencar (PSOL-RJ) mocked the position of the Bolsonarists. “Lone wolf? He came out of some pack.”
