Date: January 9, 2023 Time: 09:06:52
“I condemn the attack on democracy and the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil. The democratic institutions of Brazil have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined,” Biden wrote on social media.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken also said that “the use of violence to attack democratic institutions is always unacceptable” and called for an end to Bolsonarista attacks on Brazil’s democratic foundations.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke in a similar vein. “President Biden is closely monitoring the situation and we unwaveringly support Brazil’s democratic institutions. The democracy of Brazil will not be shaken by violence”, said the politician.
The events that occurred in the Brazilian capital gave rise to requests for the extradition of Bolsonaro, who is in the United States. The former head of Brazil flew to the United States on the eve of Lula’s inauguration and is currently in Florida.
Thus, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, Joaquín Castro, accused Bolsonaro of using the methods of former US President Donald Trump to question the electoral results and seize power by force. force. “Now Bolsonaro is in Florida. He should be extradited to Brazil. The United States should not be a safe haven for this authoritarian leader who inspired Brazil to internal terrorism,” said the politician.
Another prominent US politician, US House of Representatives member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also called for Bolsonaro’s extradition. “Almost two years to the day that fascists attacked the US Capitol, we see fascist movements abroad trying to do the same thing in Brazil. Bolsonaro’s safe haven in Florida must stop.”
Let us remember that Bolsnonaro’s supporters, unhappy with the results of the presidential elections and Lula’s victory in them, during the protests in Brasilia broke the police cordon and raided the government buildings in the Three Powers Square. More than 400 protesters were detained.
