Bolsonaro tells businessmen that it is necessary to “rise” from the governors because “it is war” | Politics

The videoconference, carried out by the Zoom application, ended up leaking to journalists, who were able to listen to the president’s speech.

In his participation, Bolsonaro complained about the decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which gave governors and mayors the prerogative to determine restrictions. And he accused regional governments of “trying to break the economy to get to the government.”

“So what seems to be happening is a political problem, trying to break the economy, get to the government. This is what seems to be happening. And this measure now that Fabio Wanjgarten spoke here about São Paulo, a threat of ‘blockade’ [sic]that is, a total blackout, is unimaginable, “he said.

“A man is deciding the future of São Paulo, he is deciding the future of the Brazilian economy. You, with all due respect, must call the governor and play hard, play hard, because the problem is serious, it is war. Brazil is at stake, “said Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro recalled that for two months he has been saying that there are two waves related to covid-19. “There is the question of life and unemployment, which must be treated in the same way, with the same responsibility,” he said. “What happened over time? The Supreme decided that each governor owns his state. You only decide. Mayors, for their part, have to accept the decisions issued by the governors and can impose even more restrictive measures. ”

Bolsonaro also said he will make a new statement on the radio and television network on Saturday to “convey confidence” to the population. Bolsonaro said he asked the Minister of the Economy, Paulo Guedes, who was participating in the virtual meeting, to review the text of his speech.

“We have to have more than a commercial for hope, to convey confidence,” he said. “So much so that we will have a recorded speech for Saturday night on this line.” I asked Paulo Guedes to start reviewing what I am going to say so that we can deliver a logically objective message, focused on life, focused on the economy, so that we can get out of the situation we find ourselves in. ”

According to Bolsonaro, “we are seeing the ship called Brazil heading towards the iceberg and one waiting for the other to do something.”

Bolsonaro ended his participation by apologizing for the “slightly exalted tone” with which he spoke in the videoconference, affirming that he has “deep respect and admiration” for the businessmen, whom he called “our bosses”.

“So, thank you all very much for the opportunity, I apologize for the slightly exalted tone, it is part of my training, but I have deep respect and admiration for you and I repeat: you are our bosses,” he said. “You don’t need to invite, no. If you ask me to go to São Paulo, with someone, talk about the future of Brazil, about what we can do, I will talk. ”