A group of at least 20 federal deputies is expected to participate next week, in the . The main organizer of this delegation of parliamentarians is deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), one of the sons of the former president (PL), and current one.
in November. He even attended a dinner at Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
According to a list circulating among opposition parliamentarians, 20 deputies from the parties Novo, Podemos and will participate in events linked to the Republican’s inauguration. Parliamentarians say, however, that this number is not yet finalized and that more deputies have shown interest in traveling to the United States.
On the list of the delegation are Joaquim Passarinho (PL-PA), president of the Parliamentary Entrepreneurship Front, Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO), Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB), Bia Kicis (PL-DF), (Novo-RS ), Giovani Cherini (PL-RS), Mauricio Marcon (Podemos-RS) and Messias Donato (Republicanos-ES).
Birdie says that each deputy “is coming [aos Estados Unidos] on my own.” He states that he is in New York for an event and that is why he decided to attend the ceremony. “I’m going there on Saturday. Nothing formal. Already being in the United States, it is a unique moment”, he said.
On the Chamber’s website, until this Thursday (16), there was no record of any expenses incurred by parliamentarians on trips to the United States this month.
Representative Mário Heringer (PDT-MG), current Secretary of International Relations of the House, told Sheet that 14 deputies informed the body that they will participate in ceremonies linked to Trump’s inauguration and that everyone will travel “free of charge to the Chamber”.
According to a deputy who is in the delegation, the parliamentarians’ schedule includes a brunch organized by a Trump advisor “who is a friend of Eduardo” on Sunday morning (19) — he did not provide the name of the organizer.
In the afternoon, on the same day, parliamentarians will participate in a rally with Republican supporters and, the following day, will follow the ceremony. In addition, deputies were also invited to a dance to celebrate the Republican’s election on Monday night.
Representative Bia Kicis says that the USA is the “beacon of democracy in the West” and that Trump’s inauguration will be a “historic day”. “We also want to be present on this historic day in the resumption of the fight for freedom, the fight against censorship and respect for the values of families and individuals”, she says.
Bolsonaro, however, will not travel to participate in the event. This Thursday (16), the minister, of the (Supreme Federal Court), .
Bolsonaro’s passport is withheld as a result of the investigations he is the subject of, including the one dealing with suspected involvement in a coup d’état plot in 2022.
Moraes cited the risk of flight in his justification, in addition to stating that no document was added to the file to prove the invitation made by the US president-elect to Bolsonaro.
The minister’s refusal was harshly criticized by opposition parliamentarians. Giovani Cherini says that this decision is “political and not legal”. “There is only one justification: political persecution. Bolsonaro was in possession of the [Javier] Milei, in Argentina, and didn’t run away. He has no intention of fleeing Brazil”, he says.
Corporal Gilberto Silva states that this is “yet another arbitrary act and clear persecution on the part of the Lula-Supremo regime” and that, if Bolsonaro wanted to escape, “he would have left the country a long time ago.”
Representative Sóstenes Cavalcante (PL-RJ), who will be leader of the PL bench in the Chamber this year, states that Moraes’ decision “exposes the country to ridicule”. “It’s regrettable. This is an incalculable demerit to Brazil, especially because there are bilateral, commercial relations. The decision is terrible for the country”, he says.
He himself said that his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, will go to the inauguration. He stated that despite the refusal to release the passport, there is still an appeal.
See the list of deputies scheduled to participate in the events:
Adilson Barroso (PL-SP)
Bia Cicis (PL-DF)
Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB)
Captain Alden (PL-BA)
Carla Zambelli (PL-SP)
Coronel Chrisóstomo (PL-RO)
Coronel Fernanda (PL-MT)
Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP)
Giovani Cherini (PL-RS)
Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO)
Joaquim Passarinho (PL-PA)
Luiz Philippe de Orleans and Bragança (PL-SP)
Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS)
Marcos Pollon (PL-MS)
Mauricio Marcon ( Podemos-RS )
Maurício do Vôlei (PL-MG)
Messias Donato (Republicans-ES)
Sergeant Gonçalves (PL-RN)
Silvia Waiãpi (PL-AP)
Sóstenes Cavalcante (PL-RJ)
