The senator (PL) launched this Friday (29), in , his pre-candidacy for the Government of in an event that marked another step in the former Minister of Justice’s rapprochement with the Bolsonaro family.
Alongside (), Moro criticized the Lula government and praised the presidential candidate’s work with the government to include the eo in the list of terrorist organizations.
“Flávio, you had an act of courage by acting in parallel, contrary to Lula’s position, and managing to convince the North American government to name these terrorist organizations as the government’s target,” said Moro.
“What happened these last few days was extraordinary. He [Flávio] He showed what he can do without an embassy, without an entourage. He managed to convince the US government to take this important step.”
Reciprocity was printed on the t-shirt worn by Flávio Bolsonaro, with the phrase “Curitiba arrested. Brasília released”, in reference to Lula’s conviction signed by Moro, at the time as a judge of first instance, within the scope of the .
Flávio said that Lula met with Trump to try to prevent the classification of the factions as terrorist organizations, a measure announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday (28).
“While he [Lula] He went there to lobby for the CV and the PCC, he went to lick Trump’s boots to lobby for the CV and the PCC, to defend criminals, we went there to ask that they be treated as terrorists, which is what they are.”
Speaking side by side with Flávio, Moro defended the former president’s (PL) performance in combating crime during the period in which he held the position of Minister of Justice. According to him, the actions taken against criminal factions placed both him and Bolsonaro in the crosshairs of these groups, making them targets of death threats and possible retaliation.
Moro also stated that Flávio’s actions to defend the inclusion of the PCC and Comando Vermelho in the list of terrorist organizations also placed him in the crosshairs of these factions.
“When you acted like that, you knew that your name would be included on that same list. But I’m also sure that you, like your father and just like me back in 2019, thought about the well-being of the Brazilian population.”
Flávio said that Moro is “a symbol of the fight against corruption, a symbol of seriousness, who will have the independence to put together a strong team, with a strong Assembly, to do the best for Paraná.”
The exchange of praise sealed a rapprochement that had been going on since 2022, when Moro declared support for Bolsonaro’s re-election against then-candidate Lula, having appeared alongside his former boss in a debate.
Moro left the Bolsonaro government in 2020, accusing the then president of trying to intervene in the . At the time, stating that Moro was negotiating a vacancy on the STF (Supreme Federal Court).
In 2021, , stating that Moro had acted against government ordinances that made access to weapons more flexible in Brazil.
Also that year, Moro tried to articulate a pre-candidacy for the Presidency and criticized the Bolsonaro family, citing in a speech the accusations of “cracking” against Flávio.
This Friday, at the launch of Moro’s pre-candidacy for the government, pre-candidates for the Senate (Novo) and Filipe Barros (PL), the senator (PL-RN) and general Joaquim Silva e Luna (PL), current mayor of Foz do Iguaçu, who presided between 2021 and 2022, during the Bolsonaro government, were also present.
