At the ceremony that marked the headquarters of the Three Powers, the president () stated that democracy remains alive. “, contrary to what the coup plotters planned,” he said.
At the event, Lula also defended punishment for those responsible for the attacks. The (Federal Supreme Court) has so far sentenced 375 defendants for the acts that resulted in the indictment of 1,682 people involved.
The president’s memories and the behind-the-scenes of what unfolded during that Sunday of destruction in the country’s capital were portrayed in the documentary “January 8th – Anatomy of a Coup Attack”, published in 2024.
On the day that one of the biggest attacks on democracy occurred, the newly inaugurated president Lula was in the interior of São Paulo and was discussing possible reactions with his team and allies.
“I told minister Flávio Dino that there would be no GLO [Garantia da Lei e da Ordem]. I wouldn’t do GLO. Because whoever wants power, contest the elections and win, like I won the elections”, .
“Why would I, with eight days in government, give other people the power to resolve a crisis that I thought we had to resolve through politics? And this crisis was resolved through politics.”
The documentary also brings stories of the reaction of the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary amid the action of Bolsonarists dissatisfied with Lula’s election.
According to , the plan articulated in 2022 to avoid the inauguration of Lula by the PT member, the vice-president, (), and the minister, then president of the (Superior Electoral Court).
