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Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro admits having made "some mistakes" during his mandate

2023-01-17T06:22:00.875Z


The former Brazilian president has remained very quiet since his defeat by Lula on October 30, despite the assault on Parliament by a thousand of his supporters last January.


Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confessed to "

a few mistakes

" during his term in front of supporters in the United States, according to a video published Monday (January 16th).

In four years, every day was Monday.

Were there any shortcomings, yes, that makes sense.

We made some mistakes

,” Jair Bolsonaro told his supporters.

The former far-right leader left Brazil on December 30, two days before the handover to his leftist successor Lula, who defeated him at the polls in October's presidential election.

In the excerpt posted by the Metrópoles news site, his supporters advise him not to return to Brazil, where the Supreme Court recently included him in an investigation for his role in the looting of places of power on the 8 January.

1200 people incarcerated

That day, thousands of people identified as Bolsonarists swarmed the seat of the presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court, refusing to recognize the election result.

I deplore what happened

”, regretted Jair Bolsonaro, describing these events as “

incredible

”.

Infrastructure, priceless works of art and furniture that are part of the national heritage were destroyed during the riots.

Nearly 1,200 people have been imprisoned for acts described as "

terrorists

" by the Lula government, in office since January 1.

Jair Bolsonaro, who remained isolated and almost silent during his last weeks in office, condemned the "

looting

" and denied any involvement in the assaults.

During the dramatic Covid crisis, which killed at least 687,000 people in Brazil, his lack of empathy shocked a large part of the population and prompted a parliamentary commission of inquiry to call for his indictment for "

crimes against humanity

". ".

During his tenure, average annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon also jumped 75.5% over the previous decade.

He is also accused of excessive spending during his term with the presidential credit card, such as 10,000 euros in a bakery the day after his son's wedding.

Source: lefigaro

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