Federal government also failed on 1/8, says DF governor – 02/09/2023 – Power

A month after the January 8 coup acts, the Acting Governor of the Federal District, Celina Leão (PP), said that there were also mistakes in the area of ​​security and intelligence in the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

“Every burden has come to us [do DF]. [Mas] You have glitches in the GSI [Gabinete de Segurança Institucional] from the palace [do Planalto]. You have failures in multiple places. Failures of the intelligence of other Powers, understand? So it didn’t just happen to us, it happened across the board. But the one who was most penalized was certainly the DF government,” said Celina in an interview with Sheet.

She cited as an example the investigation into the doors of the Planalto Palace being opened for the entry of coup plotters on the day of the acts.

The interim governor is against the proposal to create a National Guard, one of the main items in the package of legal actions presented by Minister Flávio Dino (Justice and Public Security), in response to the coup acts of January 8. In addition, she insists on the creation of a specific battalion of the DF to take care of the area of ​​the three Powers.

Celina came out in defense of the governor removed from the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha (MDB). “He was misinformed throughout the process that was going on.”

According to Celina, Ibaneis had “good faith” in thinking that Anderson Torres would be the same secretary he was in the first passage through the position

As Mrs. Did you hear about the acts of January 8? Today, what Mrs. Do you see what could have been done to prevent what happened? I heard from the president [da Câmara] Arthur, who called me, asked for help. I managed to get in touch with Governor Ibaneis, I asked him so that I could follow the situation closely, and he thought it was important that I go and follow the situation together with Minister Flávio Dino. I think that this gesture on the part of the Government of the Federal District, which was combined with Governor Ibaneis, was what prevented the entire federal intervention.

Where was Governor Ibaneis at that moment? He was watching from his house, talking to the secretaries, and I personally went with the minister.

Was there sabotage? If so, from whom? I think that any speech of mine in this sense is hasty. There are ongoing investigations. Six surveys are already underway. Some arrests going on, some arrest overturns going on. The intervention was necessary at that time in terms of public safety because it kept the federal government away from any possibility of interfering in the collection of information, from the final report that Cappelli [Secretário-executivo do Ministério da Justiça, Ricardo Cappelli] delivered.

Mrs. do you think this could happen? I don’t think so, but it provides peace of mind for investigations. So, the Government of the Federal District was collaborative, it helped so that the intervention did not have any administrative problems.

On January 8, Mrs. Was it ever communicated about the idea of ​​intervention in the entire Government of the DF, and not just in public security? What did you do to stop this? I believe that our own collaborative spirit, with the authorization of Governor Ibaneis, led to a situation where we had no participation in that. So I think that weighed heavily. In addition to being a government that was also democratically elected in the first round. It might seem to the population that it would be an intervention in democracy, not in the area that was the problem area.

And about the decision to remove the governor. What did Mrs. he thinks? I defend Governor Ibaneis, because such a situation would never have crossed his mind. So he was misinformed throughout the whole process that was going on.

By whom? I didn’t have the opportunity to discuss it with him afterwards, because as soon as the intervention process happened, we didn’t discuss it anymore, nor did we talk anymore, and there was the measure of his distance. The governor himself has already given his statement to the police. I believe that there was no action on the part of Governor Ibaneis for that to happen.

Thirty days after the acts, what faults did Mrs. point? Was the PM wrong? Everything will be clarified with the inquiries. I think any kind of judgment from me at this point is premature. I want to accuse absolutely no one. I think everyone has the right to defend themselves.

Former Security Secretary Anderson Torres was arrested. What is your assessment of his performance and prison? The secretary changed the entire team of the Security Secretariat. I don’t know if these people were really qualified, if it was intentional or if it wasn’t, if it was a sequence of coincidences. I think the Supreme Court itself will clarify this.

Was there a risk when Torres returned to the DF Government? There was a political malaise there, but not a malaise in the sense of violence, which is what happened.

Does this political uneasiness remain with the return of Ibaneis to office? No, because I believe he will demonstrate that he also did not have this predictability of this risk, this event. Governor Ibaneis always respected institutions. He [Ibaneis] understood that if he [Torres] If I went back to being secretary, maybe I wouldn’t have any problems, you know? The good faith that Anderson would be the secretary he was [na primeira passagem pelo cargo pesou na decisão de reconduzi-lo].

But, as Folha reported, Supreme Court ministers warned of this risk of putting Torres back in office.. But I believe he [Ibaneis] I didn’t believe this could happen. Anderson was a good secretary, he did good deeds here in the government, then he became a minister. So when he asked to return, Governor Ibaneis made the decision.

Mrs. Do you think that the responsibility for the coup acts ended up falling more on the GDF than on the federal government? For sure. All the burden came to us. [Mas] You have palace GSI glitches. You have failures in multiple places. Failures of the intelligence of other Powers, understand? So it didn’t just happen to us, it happened across the board. But who was most penalized was certainly the Government of the DF, but the flaws were several.

The Planalto Palace dismissed everyone. The doors [foram] open. This is not the responsibility of the Military Police. Even with all the vandalism and the breakdown that happened, it was the Military Police that restored the Powers. I was left with 51 men wounded. It was not the Army that returned. It was the Military Police of the DF, with all the difficulty, with all the blackout that happened in public safety. This attempt to break equity will not break institutions. They are standing.

Mrs. defend the CPI of January 8? I dare not talk about CPI. CPI is matter interna corporis of the District Chamber and Congress. I don’t have to say if I’m in favor or if I’m against the CPI. CPI is always a political commission. It is not a commission that grants the right to contradictory proceedings, as happens in the Judiciary.

Mrs. she was very close to former president Bolsonaro. What role does Mrs. Do you think Bolsonarism has in the acts of January 8? I think when you [imprensa] attack everyone who voted for Bolsonaro, it is a wrong gesture. You have to attack the extremes. People who voted for Bolsonaro, at least those who voted for DF, do not agree with what happened. What came out of the crisis? The return of dialogue, common sense.

And as a result of the acts, Minister Dino presented a package of measures, such as the creation of a National Guard. There is no consensus on the creation of a guard. This is a proposal from the federal government that we also respect in the diversity of ideas. But do you know how long a military police officer of mine stays for him to train, for him to go to the streets? One year. The one who manages to provide a prompt response to the problems we are experiencing is the Military Police of the DF, which will have a specific battalion. We gave this solution in the first week [após os atos]. No [somos contra a guarda] out of fear or because they think it is an invasion of competence. It is a project that may seem positive, but the Military Police will have to continue providing the solution here.

What frees this battalion from political interference? The institution, the Military Police. The 1988 Constitution prohibits a military police officer from having a party-ideological affiliation. The Military Police never lacked here in the Federal District. The Military Police have already been here in impeachments, they were here on September 7th. Never missed. Now, it also needs intelligence support, which I think is where the problem occurred at the Security Secretariat.

In your opinion, was there no insurrection or disobedience by the PM in the January 8 case? You have to separate the PM institution from people who have been insubordinate. And if that happened, these people are being investigated. You cannot punish an entire institution. We trust the PM of the DF.

Mrs. has said that she has as Ibaneis come back before 90 days. I believe so, because the reason for the removal was the possibility of this situation in public safety. As the intervention was completed and all the testimonies, everything was collected and there are surveys in the course, then, in my way of thinking, I think he is in a position, yes, to claim the return. Before 90 days.

What is your position on the impeachment requests against Ibaneis and against Mrs. also? Request for impeachment in a situation like this, in which you were democratically elected, you don’t even have the climate for that. That didn’t even walk in the District Chamber.

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X-ray | Celina Leão, 45

Graduated in business administration, the former federal deputy served as Secretary of Sport and Leisure of the Federal District from May to December 2020, during the first term of Governor Ibaneis Rocha (MDB). In the Chamber of Deputies, she coordinated the Women’s Secretariat.