The Prosecutor’s Office asks the Federal Supreme Court to investigate three Bolsonaro deputies for “inciting anti-democratic acts” last Sunday
Nearly a week after the attack on Congress, the presidential palace and Brazil’s Supreme Court by hundreds of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, the prosecution is ending its siege on what they consider to be the main “instigator” of the coup. As happened in 2021 after the uprising against the United States Capitol, former President Donald Trump was accused of inciting the masses. Bolsonaro, who denied responsibility for last Sunday’s actions, faces the same charges. “There is more than enough evidence to consider the events an attempted coup,” said Brazil’s Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha, who found the far-right leader guilty.
The circle closest to Bolsonaro, who was asked by the court to block his assets as a first measure for his possible role in the attack on Brazilian democracy, is also in the spotlight. The prosecution asked the Federal Supreme Court on Thursday to investigate three Bolsonaro deputies for “inciting anti-democratic acts”. In this sense, they quoted André Fernandes and Silvia Waiapi – from the Liberal Party, the formation of the former president – and Clarissa Tércio – from the conservative Progressive Party.
In fact, two days before the attack, Fernandes posted a video to his Twitter profile announcing that the “first act against Lula’s government” would take place that same weekend. Waiapi, close to Bolsonaro, encouraged the uprising through posts on Instagram. In it he urged people to “take the Esplanade of the ministries. Takeover of power by the Brazilian people who are dissatisfied with the red government! Similarly, Tércio posted on his Instagram account that same day: «We have just taken power. We’re in Congress. All the people are up here. This will go down in history. The story of my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren…».
Is Bolsonaro responsible for the coup? 55% of Brazilians believe so, according to a survey released today by the firm Datafolha that involved a total of 1,214 citizens from different locations in the country. 38% believe the far-right leader had “a lot of responsibility” in the attacks, while 17% had “a little”. However, for 39% of those polled, the former president had nothing to do with last Sunday’s uprising.
Source: La Verdad
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