Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said protesters who supported him, who attacked government buildings in the country’s capital, broke the law. He wrote this on his own page. twitter.
“Legal peaceful demonstrations are part of democracy. However, the robberies and thefts of public buildings that occurred today and the robberies committed by the left in 2013 and 2017 do not fall within the scope of this rule,” he wrote.
According to him, during his tenure he adhered to the constitution, respected and defended the law, democracy, transparency and freedom.
He also added that the current head of the Brazilian administration has denied the “baseless accusations” leveled against him.
On January 1, 2023, Lula da Silva took the oath of office and became President of Brazil for the third time. According to the results of 99.01% of the votes, Lula da Silva received 50.84%, while his rival, the current president of the country, Jair Bolsonaro, received 49.16%. Bolsonaro agreed to hand over power to Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro’s supporters protesting the election results on January 8, caught he entered the congress building in the capital, the presidential residence (Planalto Palace) and the Supreme Court building. There they organized pogroms, smashed furniture and lit bonfires. More than 400 people have been arrested so far.