Bolsonaro says on boarding that he will not lead opposition – 03/29/2023 – Politics

Former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) arrived at the airport in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday night (29) for his return trip to Brazil.

To the CNN Brasil network, he said at the airport that he will travel through Brazil, but not to lead the opposition.

Out of the country for three months, he did not want to give an interview to the Sheetsaying that “you talked a lot about me, now, in the elections”.

“The PL, which I’m in, holds almost 20% of the seats in the Chamber and the Senate. I say: I’m not going to lead any opposition. I’m going to participate with my party, as an experienced person, 28 years in the Chamber, four as president, two councilor and 15 from the Army, to collaborate with those who so wish,” he told the TV network.

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In the interview at the airport, Bolsonaro also criticized the Lula government, said that the management cannot succeed, and praised the role of the right-wing bench. “Today we have a right wing that is increasingly coalescing, it knows what it wants, it knows what it wants, it has a target, an objective, it is not irresponsible opposition, opposition for the sake of the opposition.”

After three months in the United States, Bolsonaro will travel from Orlando to Brasília on Wednesday night.

The flight is scheduled to arrive early Thursday morning in Brasilia.

Bolsonaro arrived in Florida two days before completing his term. He avoided, therefore, the passage of the presidential sash to his successor and rival, Lula (PT).

He spent his first quarter as former president in a condominium in Kissimmee, a city in Florida half an hour from Disney. He initially stayed at the home of UFC fighter José Aldo, an admirer of his.

Even before Bolsonaro’s stay, the address had already appeared in the news, with emphasis on its decoration: games room, cinema room and nine bedrooms. One of them had “Minions” as the motif.

The former agent later moved to another property in the same condominium. The family sometimes shared their routine on social media. One hour it was former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro showing off her husband washing strawberries for her.

Another, a piece of cake by Joe Castro, a Brazilian living in Orlando who sang a song, according to him, composed shortly after the TAM plane crash in 2007. With a Coca-Cola in front of him, Bolsonaro listened to placid verses like “how can you live without me”.

Without him in Brazil, Bolsonaro allies criticized him for what they saw as an omission at the beginning of the Lula government. The expectation is that he will return to lead the opposition. In the last 24 hours on American soil, his networks have been filled with what he sees as his administration’s accomplishments, including an alleged effort to fight corruption.

Bolsonaro is the target of requests for investigation ranging from genocide against the Yanomami people to the spread of fake news. The most advanced, which could ultimately make him ineligible in future elections, points out that he used the structure of the Palácio do Alvorada in 2022 to hurl attacks against the electoral system in a meeting with ambassadors.

Their political sons also took to the internet to defend the clan’s legacy. Councilman Carlos Bolsonaro (Republicanos-RJ), the main architect of his father’s virtual persona, posted LinkedIn, the social network for professional contacts, of the man who ceased to govern the country on December 31, 2022. maintains as current occupation “38th president of Brazil”.