“The arrest of Jair Bolsonaro is missing. Because he is the architect of all this, the leader of all this,” Francisco Fonseca, professor of political science at the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo, is quoted as saying by the Brasil de Fato portal.
He explained that the former military man “not only attacked democracy throughout his reign (2019-2022), but continues to attempt to do so. “I don’t think something like this can happen again,” he said.
The Getulio Vargas Foundation scientist also said that “there are risks, but Brazilian society is much more mobilized than up to this point.”
A year ago, Bolsonaro's radical supporters entered the capital and looted the buildings of the National Congress, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the Planalto Palace, the seat of the executive branch, demanding military intervention and rejecting the takeover of power by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
According to the teacher, “The far right is a leader of the coup attempt and demonstrated this on January 8, 2023.” There was, yes, an attempted coup. Jair Bolsonaro tried to deliver numerous blows during his time in office, but the last one was on January 8th. “A poorly fixed shot,” he estimated.
Based on the facts, the Supreme Court continues the trials of those involved in the anti-democratic incidents and 30 defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to 17 years.
The sanctions are responsible for the crimes of violent abolition of the democratic constitutional state, coup d'etat, armed criminal organization, damage to property and degradation of the destroyed heritage.
In this regard, Professor Mayra Goulart of Political Science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro assured that “the institutions have managed, albeit very late, to convey the message” that in this society there is a commitment to democracy and rule by law . . And that attempts to suppress the rule of law will be punished,” he said.
For Goulart, the former army captain attacked the democratic rule of law while exercising his mandate as a federal deputy and continued to do so even after his appointment as president, which further influenced his fanatical supporters.
The right-wing extremist politician, whose political rights were blocked for eight years (2030) due to abuse of power and misuse of the media to delegitimize the electoral system, is being investigated for alleged incitement to the attacks.
The Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Anti-Democratic Incidents accuses 61 people, including Bolsonaro, of invading public property.
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