Son of the former president, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro will attend the inauguration together with his mother Michelle; 19 federal deputies and senator Jorge Seif also confirmed their presence
The president-elect of the United States will be inaugurated this Monday (20), in Washington. The ceremony will be attended by members of the family of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and Brazilian parliamentarians. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) will not attend the event, and the Brazilian government will be represented by Maria Luiza Viotti, Brazilian ambassador to the United States.
will not attend the inauguration because his passport is being held by the investigation into an attempted coup d’état after the 2022 elections. The former president’s defense asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to return the document, but the request was denied by the minister Alexandre de Moraes.
This Saturday (18), Bolsonaro stated that he felt embarrassed for not being able to attend his ally’s inauguration. The former president held a press conference at Brasília Airport, where he accompanied the departure to the United States of his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro (PL), who will attend the event. Son of the former president, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) will also attend the inauguration.
The parliamentarian had meetings in Washington with the Argentine president, Javier Milei, and with the exponent of the American extreme right Steve Bannon. Also this weekend, he attended a dinner hosted by the future vice president, JD Vance, and a gala to celebrate the Latin American and Spanish community in the United States. There, he met Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr, who asked about former president Bolsonaro.
In addition to Eduardo Bolsonaro, 19 federal deputies confirmed that they will be present at the inauguration, in addition to senator Jorge Seif (PL-SC). The number is lower than the 39 opposition parliamentarians who expressed interest in attending the event. None of the parliamentarians is on an official mission as a representative of the Legislative Branch. Therefore, the transportation and daily costs were not covered by public resources.
See the list below
– Deputy Adilson Barroso (PL-SP)
– Deputy Bia Kicis (PL-DF)
– Deputy Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB)
– Deputy Captain Alden (PL-BA)
– Deputy Carla Zambelli (PL-SP)
– Deputy Colonel Chrisóstomo (PL-RO)
– Deputy Coronel Fernanda (PL-MT)
– Deputy Colonel Ulysses (União Brasil-AC)
– Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP)
– Deputy Giovani Cherini (PL-RS)
– Deputy Joaquim Passarinho (PL-PA)
– Senator Jorge Seif (PL-SC)
– Deputy Luiz Philippe de Orleans (PL-SP)
– Deputy Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS)
– Deputy Marcos Pollon (PL-MS)
– Deputy Maurício do Vôlei (PL-MG)
– Deputy Mauricio Marcon (Podemos-RS)
– Deputy Messias Donato (Republicans-ES)
– Deputy Sergeant Gonçalves (PL-RN)
– Representative Silvia Waiãpi (PL-AP)
– Deputy Sóstenes Cavalcante (PL-RJ)
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
