Lula da Silva returns and is very critical of Bulsonaro

Lula da Silva is back and strongly criticizes Bolsonaro’s coronation policy

Following the reversal of the verdicts against him, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has returned to the political arena. “The suffering that the Brazilian people are going through is infinitely greater than any crime that has been committed against me,” the former president (2003-2011) said on Wednesday in a televised speech at the headquarters of the metalworkers union in Sao Bernardo do Campo. in the metropolitan area of ​​Sao Paulo.

Lula attacked Bolsonaro’s crown policy head-on. «This country is in a state of absolute restlessness and confusion because there is no government. I repeat: this country does not have a government, ”Lula said. Bolsonaro’s incapacity is the reason why Brazil has a crisis of such magnitude with 270,000 deaths. “This virus killed almost 2,000 people yesterday alone,” Lula said.

“Many of these deaths could have been prevented,” Lula said. He also criticized the president’s stance on vaccination. In recent days, Bolsonaro has always stood out as a critic of vaccines. Lula said: “Don’t follow the stupid decisions of the President of the Republic or the Minister of Health: get vaccinated!”

Brazil is experiencing an increase in corona cases these days. The death toll reached record levels last week. The South American country is struggling with the mutant P.1, which, according to initial findings, is not only more contagious. People who have already been infected with the coronavirus may also get sick.

Will Lula run again?

The popular left-wing politician, sentenced to a long prison term, was provisionally released in the city of Curitiba in November 2019 after 580 days. A Brazilian Supreme Court judge overturned the verdict against Lula for corruption on Monday. This will return the 75-year-old man to his political rights and, if everything continues like this, he will be able to stand in the elections again.

The presentation of the stage recalled the beginning of an electoral campaign, slogans such as “Vaccine for all and emergency aid now” and “Health, employment and justice for Brazil” set the tone for a possible campaign.

Lula not only tried to distance himself from the right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro on his position on how to deal with the crown pandemic, which is particularly affecting Brazil, but also on other issues such as gun possession. When asked at the press conference, he replied that it was early to consider running for the 2022 election.

Lula’s reluctance may also be related to the fact that the prosecution has already announced that it will appeal the judge’s decision. In an interview with the German Press Agency on his 75th birthday, the former head of state left the door open to the possibility of running again in the presidential elections, against Bolsonaro, whose administration described as the “government of destruction.”

In 2018, Lula was sentenced to twelve years and one month in prison by the then judge and then Justice Minister Sergio Moro in the second instance for corruption and money laundering. Therefore, despite an advantage in the polls, he could not participate in the next presidential elections. Instead, right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro moved into the presidential palace. Judge Edson Fachin concluded that the previous court in the city of Curitiba had no jurisdiction and was referred to the judiciary of the capital district of Brasilia. The complaints against Lula are not directly related to the anti-corruption operation “Lava Jato,” according to Fachin. This was concentrated in Curitiba. (cma / sda / dpa)