The Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, criticized on Tuesday (7) the governor of Sao Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), for sharing publications from US President Donald Trump, in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
from TV Cultura, Costa stated that the governor of São Paulo shows more concern in endorsing speeches by Trump than defending the interests of the national economy and entrepreneurs of his state.
“I saw the governor of São Paulo to make a publication today referring to. Trump has threatened Brazilian entrepreneurs. It has threatened the Brazilian economy, agricultural and industrial producers,” said the minister.
“It seems to me that Tarcisio is more concerned with defending Trump than defending the São Paulo entrepreneurs than to defend the employment of Brazilian workers,” he added.
He also compared the posture of the federal government to that of Tarcisio. According to him, while President Lula acts in defense of workers and the national productive sector, the governor of São Paulo would be aligned with external interests.
“While Lula takes the position of defending the population and Brazilian entrepreneurs, the government of Sao Paulo is concerned with defending Donald Trump because he made a favorable publication to Bolsonaro,” said the minister.
The critic came after Trump, in a publication on social networks, and argue that the former president “be judged by the people.”
Tarcísio shared the Republican’s statement in his official profile, reinforcing support for Bolsonaro, whom he was an infrastructure minister and is a close political ally.
With the word, president. It must be judged only by the Brazilian people during the elections. Strength, President!
– Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (@tarcisiogdf)
A CNN He tried to contact the São Paulo State Government and awaits response.
Trump defends Bolsonaro
United States President Donald Trump defended former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) on his social network, Truth Social on Monday (7). The Republican said Bolsonaro is suffering a political attack as happened to him.
“I will be watching the witch hunt for Jair Bolsonaro, his family and thousands of his supporters, very closely. The only judgment that should be happening is the trial by Brazil’s voters – this is called election. Leave Bolsonaro alone!” Wrote Trump.
In the publication, the US President does not directly mention lawsuits against Bolsonaro, but speaks of persecution and reaffirms the innocence of the former president.
“I have been watching, just like the world, as they did nothing but go after him, day after day, night after night, month after month, year year! He is not guilty of anything except for fighting for the people,” he said.
Bolsonaro is a defendant in the criminal case of the Supreme Court (Supreme Court) that investigates the coup plot after the 2022 elections. He is charged with five crimes, including armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, and coup d’état.
If convicted, the former president can take up to 39 years in prison, according to experts consulted by CNN before the trial.
In the publication, Trump claims to have met Bolsonaro and recognizes that he was a “strong leader” and a good negotiator. Both have traded compliments since the 2018 elections.
(With information from Brenda Silva, from CNN)
