Bolsonaro says he is committed to the Constitution, sovereignty, democracy and freedom | Politics

The speech, on Independence Day, was recorded at the Palácio da Alvorada (official residence) and lasted just over three minutes.

“As we celebrate this special date, I reiterate, as President of the Republic, my love for the Homeland and my commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of sovereignty, democracy and freedom, values ​​to which our country he will never quit, “he said. President.

In another part of the speech, Bolsonaro said that in the 1960s, “millions of Brazilians” took to the streets “against a country overcome by ideological radicalization, strikes, social disorder and widespread corruption.”

>> Read the full statement at the end of this report

Bolsonaro says that in Brazil there was no dictatorship, but rather a “regime with authority”, in which, in the president’s opinion, “we had full employment, respect for human rights, security, love of the country and democracy.”

The president also says that Colonel Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, recognized by the courts as a torturer of the military regime, is a “national hero.”

Hours before Monday, Bolsonaro participated in an act at the Palácio da Alvorada in honor of Independence Day (see details in the video above).

The event generated agglomeration and Bolsonaro was left without a mask. The article is mandatory for use in public places in the Federal District and the fine for those who do not use it is R $ 2,000.

Traditionally, the celebrations of September 7 in Brasilia took place in the Esplanada dos Ministérios, but due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Defense recommended that the military not participate in the parades.

Read the full statement from the president:

On that historic September 7, 1822, on the banks of the Ipiranga, Brazil told the world that it would never again accept being submissive to any other nation and that Brazilians would never abandon their freedom.

The national identity began to be drawn with the miscegenation between Indians, whites and blacks. Later, waves of immigrants followed one another, bringing hope that they had lost in their lands.

Religions, beliefs, behaviors and points of view were assimilated and respected.

Brazil developed a sense of tolerance, the different became the same. The legacy of this mixture is a set of cultural, ethnic and religious jewels, which were integrated into national customs and proudly assumed as Brazilian.

After almost two centuries of independence, in which it faced and overcame countless challenges, Brazil consolidated its position in the concert of nations.

Even in the 19th century, during the Empire period, we were invaded and attacked, defeating everyone.

In the 20th century, during World War II, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force went to Europe to help the world defeat Nazism and fascism.

In the 1960s, when the shadow of communism threatened us, millions of Brazilians, identified with the national yearnings for the preservation of democratic institutions, took to the streets against a country overcome by ideological radicalization, strikes, social disorder and widespread corruption.

The blood of Brazilians has always been spilled for freedom.

We won yesterday, today we are winning and we will always win.

As we celebrate this special date, I reiterate, as President of the Republic, my love for the country and my commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of sovereignty, democracy, and freedom, values ​​that our country will never renounce.

The Independence of Brazil deserves to be celebrated today, in our homes and in our hearts.

Independence gave us the freedom to decide our destiny and we use it to choose democracy.

We are a people who believe they can do better.

We are a God-fearing nation that respects family and loves its homeland.

Proud to be Brazilian.