Brazil’s President Accused Predecessor Of Plotting Jan ‘Coup’

On Thursday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, intentionally planned for his followers to overrun government facilities on January 8.
“Today, I am well aware, and I will say it loud and clear: that citizen [previous president Bolsonaro] planned the coup,” Lula remarked in an interview with RedeTV!

Refusing to accept Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat, thousands of his supporters stormed Brasilia’s presidential palace, Congress, and Supreme Court buildings a week after Lula’s inauguration.

The president was not present at the time.
“I am certain that Bolsonaro actively participated in that and is still attempting to participate,” Lula said when asked about the involvement of his predecessor in the assault.

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Lula’s allegations against Bolsonaro — who has been in the US state of Florida since late December — came the same day that a Brazilian senator accused the former president of attending a meeting on how to prevent the handover of power.
The plan, according to Senator Marcos do Val, was to force Superior Electoral Court president Alexandre de Moraes to say something incriminating while secretly recording him.
De Moraes is a favorite target of Bolsonaro supporters, who allege he interfered in the election to help Lula.
Do Val, a former Bolsonaro ally, initially told Veja magazine that it was Bolsonaro who presented the plan to him, but later changed his version of the story, saying the former president remained “silent” during the meeting.

His accusations dominated local news on Thursday, and Do Val was called to give statements to the Federal Police.

Bolsonaro, who has requested a six-month visa to remain in the United States, is under investigation as part of a sprawling probe of the January 8 assault.

AFP

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