Senator admitted that a wing of the Armed Forces wanted to prevent Lula’s inauguration, but denied the existence of practical actions
The senator (Republicanos-RS) admitted that there were meetings to organize a coup d’état after the defeat of the former president in 2022. However, he denied the existence of practical actions to carry out such a coup. In an interview with the newspaper “O Globo”, Mourão mentioned that a wing of the forces tried to arrange for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva not to assume the Presidency, but highlighted that the Army acted within the law. He described the conspiracy as “Tabajara”. “Of course it would be [necessário o apoio do Alto Comando]. How would a scam work? What are you going to do? Close Congress? What is the objective of the coup? Prevent possession? There’s nothing like that. It’s a pointless thing,” he said.
Mourão also revealed that he was aware of meetings at Palácio da Alvorada after the second round of elections, in which Army commanders and General Braga Netto were present. However, he stated that he was not invited to participate and was unaware of the matter. The senator minimized the mention of his name in the Federal Police investigation, claiming that he never participated in these meetings. The interview took place before Braga Netto’s arrest, after which Mourão defended his colleague on social media, stating that the arrest violated legal norms.
*With information from Aline Beckety
*Report produced with the help of AI
