Hundreds of people participated in a convoy of cars on Sunday in Brasilia in support of President Jair Bolsonaro, at the heart of a controversy after the resignation of his Minister of Justice who invoked the " political interference " of the Head of State in court cases.
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Brazilian flags hung on car windows, horn blows, protesters invaded Eixo Monumental Avenue and brought it up to the famous National Congress building, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Among them, some wore masks with the inscription " traitor " under the face of Sergio Moro, the very popular resigned Minister of Justice, symbol of the fight against corruption, who slammed the door of the government with a crash. Other demonstrators, on foot, held up " Support for Bolsonaro!" "And" Outside Maia! ", The president of the house of deputies Rodrigo Maia, accused by the head of state of conspiring to dismiss him.
After months of tension with Mr. Bolsonaro who had promised to give him " carte blanche ", Sergio Moro finally left the ship when the president ousted one of his trusted men, the chief of the Federal Police, Mauricio Valeixo.
And said the head of state wanted to replace Mr. Valeixo with " someone with whom he would have personal contact, whom he could call to obtain information on the investigations " under way.
The far-right president counterattacked at the end of the day, saying that these accusations were " unfounded ", adding that his ex-minister was concerned " only with his ego, not with Brazil ", targeting in particular " a seat in the Supreme Court ”. " Unfortunately, the ex-minister lied about interference with the federal police, " Jair Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
The president appointed Alexandre Ramagem, the current director of the Brazilian intelligence services (Abin), to the post previously occupied by Mr. Valeixo.