Bolsonaro returns to Brazil and warns Lula: “He will not do what he wants with the future of the nation”

Former president Jair Bolsonaro is already in Brazil after his stay 89 days in the United States and after several failed announcements of return. He arrived with the task of rebuilding the right, and in that role he sent the first message to the current head of state, Lula da Silva: “He will not do what he wants with the future of the nation.” Planalto Palace decided to ignore the return of the far-right leader and thus avoid intensifying repercussions.

Security protocol imposed by the Government foiled the festive welcome at Brasilia International Airport, where he landed on a commercial flight at 6:30 local time and his triumphal entry in a convertible at the headquarters of the Liberal Party (PL).

Her return did not mobilize crowds, but several hundred followers gathered at the airport, watched over by more than a hundred agents. WITH bulletproof vest under his clothes – as he usually does in all his public appearances – he left the plane accompanied by the federal police and was taken to the main room by an alternative route, according to the statement. or a globe.

“The Captain is back”

At the PL headquarters, he was greeted by the assembled congressmen and leaders of the formation with shouts of “the captain is back”. After the meeting, Jair Bolsonaro gave a short speech peppered with criticism of Lula’s government, whose name he avoided mentioning, reports Efe. He reminded that the conservative majority in the parliament will be the opposition to Lula. “We have the ball in our court“, He said.

In terms of a political future that has yet to be defined, His first mission will be to mobilize the electorate for local elections in 2024. PL President Valdemar Costa Neto has announced that Bolsonaro and his wife Michelle will tour the country starting in the second half of this year with the aim of winning “60% of the mayorships”. “Chief Valdemar is here”replied the former president, who said he was willing to “accomplish the mission.”

open investigations

Bolsonaro, however, will have his first obligations before the court. ua is being investigated a dozen processes that are conducted in the regular judiciary and five more that are conducted in the Supreme Court. In the investigation into the Bolsonaro attack on the headquarters of the three powers on January 8 to force a coup d’état, Bolsonaro is named as a suspect in inciting that rebellion and the Supreme Court could call him to testify at any time.

Before that, on April 5, he must appear before the Federal Police to explain his behavior jewelry and other gifts he received from Saudi Arabia (estimated at three million euros) while he was president and that he did not hand it over to the state after leaving office, as required by law.

Bolsonaro has ruled out that Michelle will be a candidate for the 2026 elections, as has been said in recent weeks due to the risk of disqualification. “No experience”He said.

Three months out of the country

The far-right leader headed to Orlando (Florida) on December 30, two days before Lula’s inauguration and with the clear intention of not giving him power. The three months he spent outside of Brazil went far: first he had to be hospitalized for some already recurring abdominal problems from that stab wound he suffered in 2018, shortly after his followers attacked state institutions and finally the scandal with Saudi Arabia jewelry.

His stay in the United States also served establish relations with the international ultra-right. In early March, he participated in the Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC), the largest annual gathering of the American right, where he received recognition from Donald Trump.