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Despite Lula, I will not work against my country, says Bolsonaro

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Former president stated that Brazil did not end on January 1st; he must stay until March 15th in the US
the former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said this Monday (27.Feb.2023) that despite having “aversion” to the current Chief Executive, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), he will not work against Brazil.

“Despite having aversion to what is currently in politics there in the Executive, I will not work against my country”, said Bolsonaro at the Florida SA Summit event in the United States. He was applauded after the statement.
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Bolsonaro is expected to stay in the US until March 15, extending his stay in the US by at least 18 days. The Executive Secretariat of the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic authorized the removal of 3 employees who accompanied the former president abroad.
Although Bolsonaro’s statement was in a mild tone, during his participation in the event, he made several criticisms of the current government. He even mocked the current Minister of Sports, Ana Moser, and the former president Dilma Rousseff (PT).

“Now this type of political subdivision is back in Brazil. There’s no way to go right […] I just saw the volleyball player, Ana Moser, talking about being Minister of Sports. Dilma is a PhD close to her”said Bolsonaro.
“In 2010, it took approximately 100 days to open a company in Brazil. 100 with ‘c’ is not with ‘s’ no”said the former president.
Bolsonaro further strengthened that he did not take the vaccine against covid-19. On February 17, Chief Minister of the CGU (Controladoria Geral da União), Vinícius de Carvalho, confirmed the existence of a vaccine record of the former president against the disease. Former Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, denied.

“I didn’t get the vaccine. They accused me of having taken it now, at a health center on the outskirts of São Paulo”said Bolsonaro at an event in the US.

About the January 8 prisoners, Bolsonaro said they are being treated like “terrorists”and that among those arrested are “household heads, mothers and grandmothers”.
“In Brazil, everything has become fake news, undermining the democratic rule of law. We now have, it will be 2 months, 900 people arrested, treated like terrorists who were not found with even a penknife. Heads of families, mothers, grandmothers”he stated.
On social media, state deputy Bruno Engler (PL-MG) published images of long lines of businessmen to take a photo with the former president. See the log:

Playback/Instagram @brunoenglerdm – 27.feb.2023
Public lines up to take a photo with former president Jair Bolsonaro during an event in Florida, in the United States

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( With inputs from : pledgetimes.com )

February 28, 2023
In a new counterpoint to Bolsonaro, Lula vaccinates himself in public

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During the launch of the “National Movement for Vaccination”, the PT member received the 5th dose of the vaccine against covid-19
The president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), 77 years old, publicly received the 5th dose of the coronavirus vaccine this Monday (27.Feb.2023). Who applied was the vice president and Minister of Development, Industry. Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), who is a doctor.
The act was yet another counterpoint by the petista to his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro (PL). When he was president, Bolsonaro cast doubt on the effectiveness of vaccines against covid-19.
The dose applied to Lula is of the bivalent type, which is effective against variants of the virus and the original strain. In addition to him, other people were also vaccinated in the act.
“Taking a vaccine is a gesture of responsibility”said Lula. “I take vaccines because I enjoy life”he declared, remembering his age.
The president also mentioned other diseases in addition to covid-19. “The time the child gets paralyzed, then we will suffer for the rest of our lives, something that could have been avoided”he declared.
Lula and the Minister of Health, Nisia Trindade, mentioned the mascot of Brazil’s vaccination programs, Zé Gotinha.
“Don’t be afraid of Zé Gotinha”, said the president. The minister cheered the character.

Also participating in the act were the Minister of the General Secretariat, Márcio Macêdo, the interim governor of the Federal District, Celina Leão (PP), who was booed, and the first lady, Janja Lula da Silva.
CAMPAIGN FOR VACCINATION
The “National Movement for Vaccination” campaign, organized by the Ministry of Health, proposes to expand the coverage of vaccines available in the SUS (Unified Health System). In the 1st phase of the program, the portfolio must reinforce immunization against covid-19. Reinforcement begins with priority groups across the country, such as seniors over 60 years old.
Watch the launch (20min):
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February 28, 2023
Bolsonaro says he may return to Brazil in the coming weeks

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Saturday’s event was held entirely in Portuguese for a Brazilian crowd of Bolsonaro supporters living abroad and was organized by the right-wing organization Yes Brazil USA. Bolsonaro was cheered throughout the event.
There has been speculation during recent weeks on when Bolsonaro might return to Brazil, where is the subject of several investigations into possible wrongdoing.
He initially entered the U.S. on a one-month diplomatic visa, which ended Jan. 31. He was accompanied by a team of presidential advisers and his wife, all of whom left Florida last month.
Lawyers for Bolsonaro told Brazilian media recently that they applied for a tourist visa to extend his stay in the U.S.
Amid the speculation about Bolsonaro’s plans, one of his sons, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, told Brazilian reporters that he didn’t know when his father would return. “It could be tomorrow, it could be in six months, he might never return. I don’t know. He’s relaxing,” the son said.
For the first time in his more than three-decade political career as a lawmaker and then as president, Bolsonaro no longer enjoys the special legal protection that requires any trial be held at the Supreme Court.
Bolsonaro is being investigated in four inquiries, which had been in the Supreme Court and were sent to trial court this past week.
Among the inquiries is whether Bolsonaro had any role in inciting the Jan. 8 riot by his supporters who stormed into government buildings in the capital, Brasilia, demanding his election defeat to Lula be overturned.

Investigators are also looking into who organized and financed the mass gathering of Bolsonaro supporters, who came to the capital from all over Brazil.
One of the investigations held by the Brazilian justice is who are the ones responsible for inciting the crimes, as well as who financed people from all over the country to travel to Brasilia.
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February 12, 2023
Bolsonaro wants to extend his stay in Florida

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The Financial Times reports that Bolsonaro is on an A-1 diplomatic visa, which is reserved for diplomats and heads of state.
Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida in late December after he lost reelection to leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and has been staying at a home near Disney World in Orlando. Fans and supporters have frequently waited outside his Orlando-area residence to catch a glimpse or to greet him with food and words of praise. He was also spotted wandering around a local grocery store and eating at a KFC, sparking online jokes on Twitter.
But in early January, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brazil to protest the country’s October election results. The scene was eerily similar to the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
In the aftermath of the Brazilian protests, lawmakers in the U.S. called for Bolsonaro’s ouster from America.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.-N.Y.) and Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) both called on the Biden administration to kick Bolsonaro out of the country while Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told POLITICO the U.S. should comply with any valid extradition request to return the former Brazilian president.
In a letter dated Jan. 12 to President Joe Biden, almost 50 U.S. House members called on the president to examine whether Bolsonaro can legitimately stay in the country. The lawmakers also asked Biden to prevent Bolsonaro from taking refuge here.
“His peddling of disinformation, his failure to call on supporters to accept the results of the election, and his active calls to mobilize against democratic institutions incited thousands of protestors to storm government buildings and to participate in the violent acts on January 8 against Brazil’s pillars of democracy,” the letter stated.
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January 31, 2023