The governor of Goiás and a presidential candidate, (), reaffirmed his confidence in the court, promised the former president () and other convicts of the case to be elected president and said that the right was never united.
The statements were made on the afternoon of Thursday (11) in Salvador, after the (Supreme Federal Court) consolidated a majority for the conviction of Bolsonaro in.
The first class of the condemned the former president for attempted coup and four other crimes on charges. It is the first time in the history of the country that a former president is.
In a press interview, Caiado avoided discussing the, but considered that the trial should have been carried out in the court plenary and not in one of the classes. Following, I said I will grant amnesty to Bolsonaro and others convicted if he reaches the presidency.
“On the first day, I will sign a broad, general and unrestricted amnesty for all [os condenados] From January 8, including Jair Bolsonaro. […] I know the commitments I make and the responsibility I have. I do not use demagogy, I speak in amnesty to pacify Brazil, “he said.
For Caiado, what happened on January 8 cannot be characterized as an attempt to coup. He argues that there was no structure or armed people to seize power.
Subsequently, the governor said he trusted in court, marking a counterpoint to the governor of, (), who in recent weeks said that he does not trust the justice and STF, of tyrant and dictator.
“Of course I trust justice. I am a man who values discussion within the judiciary. In democracy, you cannot exclude any power. If you exclude a power, it is not democracy, it is dictatorship,” he said.
In assessing the scenario for the, Caiado stated that the right was never united and said he believed in a spraying, with several candidacies of this political field.
“There has never been unification of the right, never existed. On the contrary: for us to face an inconsequential government like Lula’s, we need to have a spraying of candidates,” said Caiado, who said Bolsonaro could be a candidate even with the conviction.
“It doesn’t change anything with this judgment. He [Bolsonaro] You can put yourself as a candidate as Lula did, pick up someone to put on the vice. You can put a relative of him, it’s a prerogative he has, “he said.
Bolsonaro is ineligible and in house arrest by order of Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the case and driver of the judging thesis that was eventually winning. Court name ahead of the various investigations related to the former president, he is also the main target of criticism of the pockets.
The ex-president’s conviction takes place amid the pressure of allies by an amnesty in Congress and is inserted in a political polarization environment with implications for the 2026 presidential election.
