President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said this Thursday (11) that he will only decide whether to sanction the so-called Sentencing Bill when the text, approved by the Chamber of Deputies , reaches the Executive Branch.
The bill proposes reducing the sentences of those convicted for the anti-democratic acts of January 8, 2023, and for the attempted coup d’état, and could benefit people involved in the acts – including former president Jair Bolsonaro.
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“I don’t like to give my opinion on something that doesn’t concern the Executive Branch. It’s a matter for the Legislative Branch. They are discussing it. Some people agree, some people disagree,” said Lula.
In an interview with the program EM Minas, in partnership with the newspaper Estado de Minas and the Portal Uai , the president stated that Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison “because he tried to do something very serious.”
“He wasn’t joking. He had a plan to kill me, kill Alckmin, kill Alexandre de Moraes. He had a plan to blow up a truck at the Brasília airport. And he had a plan to seize power, since he lost the elections.”
Lula pointed out that, after passing through the Chamber of Deputies, the Sentencing Bill now goes to the Senate for analysis.
“Let’s see what happens. When I get to my desk, I’ll make the decision. Me and God. Sitting at my desk, I’ll make the decision.”
“I will do what I believe needs to be done. Because he [Bolsonaro] has to pay for the attempted coup, for the attempt to destroy democracy that he made in this country. He knows that. There’s no point in whining now,” he said.
“If he had the same stance I had when I lost three elections, if he had the same stance the PSDB had when it lost three elections, if he had the same stance as everyone who is democratic and respects institutions, he wouldn’t be in prison. He could be running for election now,” Lula stated.
“But he tried to cut corners. He tried to convince some military personnel, who are also imprisoned. And that’s what happened. So, now, it’s like this: let the Legislative Branch have its say. When it reaches the Executive Branch’s desk, I will make my decision,” the president concluded.
