Jair Bolsonaro’s secret return to Brazil

He dreamed of walking around the airport. He is even said to be able to make it to downtown Brasília in a convertible to greet his supporters. However, Jair Bolsonaro had to be content with his arrival without brilliance. Once disembarking, Thursday, March 30, early in the morning, from the regular flight from Orlando, Florida, the former Brazilian president was led by federal police to a back door to avoid the nearly 600 supporters who had come to wait for him. – far from it. The 10,000 advertised on social networks.

He then drove to the Liberal Party headquarters in a car with smoked windows, escorted by men from the Presidency’s Institutional Security Cabinet. Finally, in the darkness of the building’s underground garage, the first photographs of Jair Boslonaro are taken, and he returns to the country after three months of voluntary exile. We see him greet Valdemar Costa Neto, president of the Liberal Party, then his son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, and General Braga Neto, the vice-presidential candidate, in October 2022.

“It gives me great pride to be back. I will receive a lot of people and exchange.”Jair Bolsonaro said. Referring to his stay in the United States, the former president appreciated it “The American country is the Brazilian country that succeeded.” Particularly in Florida, which is governed by Republican Ron DeSantis: “Everything that is there, we want to apply here too: freedom of speech, private property, freedom to be able to work, the right to self-defence…”

No praise, however, when discussing the first three months of Lula’s government. Criticizing the first measures, Jair Bolsonaro warned: They will not do what they want with the future of our nation. » Jair Bolsonaro has agreed to become the Honorary President of the Liberal Party. Honorary position for which he will receive a wage equal to that of a Minister of the Supreme Federal Court, the highest paid civil servant in Brazil, approximately 7,500 euros.

Risk of imprisonment and disqualification

According to Rafael Cortez, a professor of political science, the firmness shown by the former president must come “Major political influence on the opposition”. Because, according to him, Lula’s opponents find it difficult to find the right tone: With Bolsonaro in place, the opposition can now be more organized. » For the researcher, despite the absence of three months, the former president still wields great political power. Provided, of course, that justice does not eliminate his ambitions.

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