BRASILIA, March 24 — Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today reiterated that the people will end fascism in Brazil if it wins October’s elections, in a clear nod to the government of far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.
“If polarization continues like this until September, I am sure that the Brazilian people will deal a blow to fascism and restore democracy in Brazil,” Lula said in an interview with O Tempo newspaper and Super Noticia radio station. .
Regarding the possibility of Bolsonaro being re-elected, the Labor Party (PT) founder questioned whether the ex-military would get enough votes to run in a second ballot. He indicated that if he takes office as the PT candidate, he will be running an election against those who dislike education, black people and women.
We’re competing with someone who, according to the press, tells eight lies a day, and the only thing he likes, he stressed, is “building the so-called motociatas (motorcycle caravans) and ‘never visited anyone who died from it’.” COVID-19». When asked about the polarization of Brazilian politics, Lula replied that he saw no problem with it.
«That word polarization, I don’t know who was the genius who came up with it as something problematic. Polarization exists in every country when there is a dispute between two people,” he stressed. He described the former members of the working group as brats and “a bunch of messians” and commented on the recent defeat suffered by Lava Jato’s judicial operation.
The day before, the Supreme Court (STJ) had ruled that former prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol, former Lava Jato coordinator, should indemnify Lula for moral damages, PL said. That compensation, approved by a four-to-one vote, was set at 75,000 reais (just over $15,000) plus interest and monetary correction.
The total amount of compensation must exceed 100,000 reais ($20,000) and Dallagnol can appeal the verdict in court. The case relates to Minister Luis Felipe Salomón’s complaint and relates to baseless allegations made by the former prosecutor to the press in 2016 through a PowerPoint presentation that portrayed Lula as the leader of an alleged criminal organization that has been operating without evidence for the past few years was raised. six years.
“I will open a few more processes. Now I’m not arguing in the electoral process because I’m not going to touch it. But the people who have lied to Brazilian society, these people must be effectively punished by the institution,” Lula announced, referring to the Federal Ministry of Public Affairs.
After regaining his political rights in March 2021, the former Labor leader is leading all opinion polls ahead of the Oct. 2 vote in which he hopes to re-elect Bolsonaro and put former judge Sérgio Moro in power.