This Sunday (9), supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) released a video calling the population to a popular act in support of the Amnesty Bill, which will be discussed in the House of Representatives. The event is scheduled for the 16th of March.
In the video, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) said: “Hundreds of prisoners and persecuted politicians, more than ever, need all of us.” Federal Deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) and former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro also joined the call, asking his followers to attend the protest.
Former President Bolsonaro is expected to participate in the demonstration, which will take place in Copacabana, along with the leader of the Assembly of God Victory in Christ, Pastor Silas Malafaia.
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Initially, the act of March 16 aimed to press the opening of an impeachment process against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT). However, the focus of the protests has changed, and now the main demand is the approval of.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others were reported by the Attorney General’s Office after the 2022 presidential elections, won by Lula. The accused are responsible for the crimes of violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, coup d’état, criminal organization, qualified damage with violence and deterioration against listed heritage. Crimes add up to 43 years in prison.