The former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) He said on Monday (24) that the people should decide the next president of Brazil. In a speech in Recife (PE), he challenged the current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) To compete in the 2026 elections, if it really defends democracy and does not fear the result of the polls.
“Who decides who the president will be the people, not a bureaucrat, or someone on the other side. If he [Lula] Do not fear the elections, who come to compete with me, ”Bolsonaro told supporters.
Despite being (TSE) for abuse of political power and misuse of the media, the former president said there is an attempt to prevent his participation in the next elections with the support of other powers.
If the decision is upheld, he considered it as a “denial of democracy” and reinforced his willingness to apply: “If I can’t compete, it will be a blow against popular will.”
Last Tuesday (18), Bolsonaro was denounced by the Attorney General, Paulo Gonet, by. The petition was referred to the Supreme Court Minister (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the case.
Regarding the complaint, Bolsonaro classified as “torture” the denunciation of his former orders of orders, Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid. The denunciation and Bolsonaro accused Moraes of threatening Cid’s family to alter the testimony.
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“You saw part of the leaked videos now. It was torture. Alexandre de Moraes threatening his father, wife and daughter, ”Bolsonaro said in an interview with CBN Recife.
Although he was denounced, Bolsonaro said he did not expect to be arrested and qualified any eventual detention as an “arbitrariness.” He ruled out escape rumors and explained that he returned to Brazil to face political challenges and seek his space in the 2026 elections.
“Elections in 2026 without my name is denial of democracy,” he added.
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In his criticism of Lula, Bolsonaro compared herself to the current president, accusing him of being “discount” after being arrested in 2018.
“He was convicted in three instances. With me, they created a coup narrative, trying to enhance it now, after failing in several other accusations in the past, ”said the former president.
Bolsonaro also questioned the lawsuit in his case and the possibility of being tried by the first class of the Supreme Court.
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“If I’m that criminal, why didn’t they follow due process of law? My forum is not Brasilia, like Lula’s. If it were, it would be for the plenary of the Supreme, not by a class, ”he argued.
