Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro said Monday, after breaking his silence, that the assault by his supporters on democratic institutions was «unbelievable».
Bolsonaro, who spoke Monday with several supporters who were in front of his lodgings in Florida (United States), said he regretted the episode of vandalism that occurred in Brasilia.
«I regret what happened on January 8, an unbelievable thing,» said the former president in a video reported by the Metropoles portal.
«In my government, people learned what politics is, they got to know the powers that be, they began to value freedom», added the former president of the country.
In addition, Bolsonaro has recognized «some slips» during his term, which ended on December 31: «In four years, every day was Monday. Does he have holes? Of course he does. We make some mistakes, so we also make them in government.»
In this speech, the former Brazilian leader has tried to distance himself from the coup attacks, contrasting with the speeches of his followers, as reported by the newspaper ‘Folha de Sao Paulo’.
These statements came days after Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes authorized an investigation of Bolsonaro for alleged incitement to crime, following a request from the Prosecutor’s Office.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office considers Bolsonaro to have incited crime by posting a video on his social networks questioning the election result after the assault.
De Moraes has pointed out that the former president repeatedly incurs in behaviors investigated in other investigations. In addition, the magistrate has also opened an investigation to investigate the former Minister of Justice and National Security Anderson Torres, and the governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rocha, both removed from office.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
