Despite public demonstrations of support to the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court, members of the Government (PT) admit, under reserve, that the former president (PL) opened the opportunity to reunite the right as the Bolsonarists were held responsible for. The back to Moraes, however, is maintained within the government.
Until then charged for Donald Trump’s tariff, Bolsonaro’s allies have adopted the former president’s victimization strategy and decided.
With the tactic, they attracted the solidarity of politicians from the Center, as was the case of PSD president Gilberto Kassab. The statement of the politician known for pragmatism was received by Lula allies as proof of realignment on the right.
He ordered Bolsonaro’s house arrest on Monday (4) for violating precautionary measures.
The former president remotely spoke to his supporters during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (3). Bolsonaro’s speech recording was published on his son Flavio’s social networks and replicated by various profiles.
The media action was understood by the STF minister as a breach of the precautionary measure that prohibited him from using social networks of third parties and making “prefabricated” speeches to incite foreign supporters and governments against the Supreme.
Although they repeat that Moraes was forced to adopt measures in the face of disrespect for the judicial determination, the surroundings of President Lula acknowledges that the prison may revive the electorate Bolsonarista.
An interlocutor of the president states that efficient communication will be needed to show that Bolsonaro has failed to comply with judicial determination to provoke his arrest and generate commotion to his advantage.
Another member of the government regrets that Moraes was wasted the chance to use house arrest after Bolsonaro’s conviction for the coup plot – which could even be understood as a magnanimous gesture of the minister.
Lula government members claim that support for the minister remains unrestricted, as well as defense of the sovereignty of the judiciary. The President himself repeats that he will not allow political demands to contaminate trade negotiations with the US.
In the Planalto Palace, there is also the assessment that Moraes would have no alternative but to decree the arrest, after having a determination disrespected by the former president. In the opinion of Lula’s assistants, Bolsonaro failed to comply with the measure with the purpose of provoking his own arrest and leaving the magistrate with no way out.
