The Government (PT) should adopt the motto of “Brazil sovereign” in the commemorative events of Independence Day, in the midst of the judgment of the former president () in the (Supreme Court) and the government’s offensive against the country with the imposition of and sanctions on authorities.
Two direct assistants of the President of the Republic say that the defense of sovereignty, which is already being and was, gains new relevance precisely by the current political context.
They claim that it is also a time for the government to reaffirm the flag of patriotism and defense to the nation, which in recent years have been linked to pockets.
This year’s Civic-Military Parade is coordinated by the Lula government with the aid of the Planalto Military Command, the army’s main arm in Brasilia. The Civil House is in the final phase of the bidding to assemble the structure of the parade.
The company Palestinian Structure and Eventos Ltda was the winner, with a proposal to raise tribunes and stands for R $ 4.3 million.
The company’s proposal provides for the installation of five courts for authorities and family members and 15 stands for the general public, with capacity of 30,000 people. The contract that will be signed also provides support tents, reserved area for the press and security grids.
The army will mobilize about 2,000 military personnel from the Armed Forces, as well as armored vehicles and planes.
The event takes place days after the first class of the Supreme Court begins the trial of Jair Bolsonaro, military and allies for the attempted coup d’état in 2022. The sentence, however, should only be known the following week.
Two general officers lamented Sheet the coincidence of the dates. One of them stressed that Bolsonaro made political use of the military parade and made some of his main attacks on the Supreme in Independence Day ceremonies.
The fear between the military is that Bolsonarist acts against the Supreme, also scheduled for September 7, call more attention than the parade. However, they emphasize no worries about the safety of the official event.
A minister says the government should not be frightened by the proximity of and states that the date also serves to reinforce national patriotism. In addition, he says, the performance of the former president’s family in the United States against Brazil’s interests reinforces an antipatriotic attitude of the Bolsonaro clan.
There is still no definition if President Lula will make a national chain pronouncement at the time of the date, but the possibility is not ruled out. , owner of the X (former Twitter), who at that time starred in a dispute with the STF minister.
“No country is indeed independent when tolerating threats to their sovereignty. We will always be intolerant of anyone, have the fortune they have, that challenges Brazilian law. Our sovereignty is not for sale,” said Lula.
In July this year, the president. In it, the petista used terms such as “sovereign homeland”, “defense of sovereignty”, “defense of Brazil” and said that the country “has a single owner, the Brazilian people”.
In addition to the institutional ceremony, popular movements, union centrals and parties such as the PT will use the date to announce demonstrations across the country. There is no forecast for Lula to participate in these acts – he should follow only the parade in the Esplanade of Ministries.
The centrals and fronts Brazil and people without fear are announcing acts for the date, classifying it as the day national mobilization. Until Thursday (21), there were acts planned in at least 18 capitals. The largest of them should be in São Paulo, in Praça da República.
In disclosures on social networks, there are phrases such as “Brazil Sovereign” and “Who rules in Brazil is the Brazilian people”, besides the use of the colors of the national flag.
Raimundo Bonfim, General Coordinator of the Popular Movement Center (CMP) and the Coordination of the Popular Brazil Front, says the date will serve to defend national sovereignty and “denounce the traitors of the homeland”.
“There will be two political fields on the streets: the right defending the US tariffs and interference in Brazil on the one hand, and on the other us, left, democrats and progressives, defending sovereignty, democracy and rights,” he says.
The idea is to make a defense of Brazilian sovereignty against Trump’s tariff, as well as a defense of the Brazilian judiciary, which has been attacked by US authorities. The goal, in addition to organizing acts in all capitals, is also to advance and mobilize for demonstrations in medium cities.
One of the organizers told the report that the demonstrations also should also highlight priority topics, such as the taxation of the super rich, and against amnesty to the condemned by.
With the motto “Independent People is sovereign people”, the PT works to occur in most of the Brazilian capitals. According to a person who accompanies the organization, the party will act strongly on social networks and also on the streets to mobilize a large number of protesters.
