C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
âTwo days before leaving office, ending a tumultuous four years as the race-baiting, Amazon-developing, coronavirus-downplaying, vaccine-skeptical leader of Latin Americaâs largest country, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remained defiant in a teary farewell address on Friday, defending his record and saying the election that led to his ouster was not impartial, but condemning violence against the result.
Then he flew to Florida, Brazilian media reported, where in the past he has met with former president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. He apparently planned to skip the inauguration of Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva on Sunday, when the outgoing leader traditionally presents the presidential sash to his successor, a ceremony intended to reaffirm the countryâs young democracy.
Bolsonaroâs remarks, live-streamed for nearly an hour Friday morning, were his most extensive since he lost the election in October. He still has not conceded the race, but acknowledged that a new administration would take over on Sunday.
âNothing is lost,â he told supporters. âBrazil is a fantastic country, and Brazil doesnât end on January first.â
Concern is growing over security around Lulaâs inauguration in BrasĂlia on Sunday. Bolsonaro supporters have camped outside army installations since his Oct. 30 defeat to call for a military coup to keep him in power. A group of radical bolsonaristas set fire to buses and tried to invade federal police headquarters in the capital this month after the arrest of a Bolsonaro supporter who was accused of having âexpressly summoned armed people to prevent the certification of electedâ officials.â
Florida has clearly become the home for former illiberal, neo-fascist enemies of democracy.
Then he flew to Florida, Brazilian media reported, where in the past he has met with former president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. He apparently planned to skip the inauguration of Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva on Sunday, when the outgoing leader traditionally presents the presidential sash to his successor, a ceremony intended to reaffirm the countryâs young democracy.
Bolsonaroâs remarks, live-streamed for nearly an hour Friday morning, were his most extensive since he lost the election in October. He still has not conceded the race, but acknowledged that a new administration would take over on Sunday.
âNothing is lost,â he told supporters. âBrazil is a fantastic country, and Brazil doesnât end on January first.â
Concern is growing over security around Lulaâs inauguration in BrasĂlia on Sunday. Bolsonaro supporters have camped outside army installations since his Oct. 30 defeat to call for a military coup to keep him in power. A group of radical bolsonaristas set fire to buses and tried to invade federal police headquarters in the capital this month after the arrest of a Bolsonaro supporter who was accused of having âexpressly summoned armed people to prevent the certification of electedâ officials.â
Florida has clearly become the home for former illiberal, neo-fascist enemies of democracy.