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Flávio Bolsonaro says Alcolumbre and Moraes are seeking self-protection

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro said Senate President Davi Alcolumbre had no interest in advancing impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
  • Bolsonaro made the accusation during a campaign event in São Carlos, where he also criticized the Workers’ Party and called for conservative law-and-order policies.
  • He cited allegations involving Banco Master and said Moraes should no longer remain on the Supreme Court.

Flávio Bolsonaro accused Senate President Davi Alcolumbre and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes of protecting themselves rather than addressing impeachment requests against the justice. The presidential candidate made the claim during a campaign stop in São Carlos, São Paulo state, alongside Governor Tarcísio de Freitas.

They are worried about self-protection.

· Flávio BolsonaroHe accused Alcolumbre and Moraes of prioritizing their own protection.

Bolsonaro criticized Alcolumbre for holding a lengthy meeting with Moraes and alleged that the two had coordinated actions against him with Justice Flávio Dino. He said the Senate had failed to consider any of 54 impeachment requests against Moraes because Alcolumbre had not scheduled them. Bolsonaro said Alcolumbre had chosen to protect a friend instead of the institution.

The candidate referred to revelations involving Daniel Vorcaro, the former banker who owned Banco Master. He said Vorcaro had asked Moraes whether he should leave Brazil shortly before his arrest and before a planned trip abroad. Bolsonaro also referred to a 131 million reais contract between Banco Master and the law firm of Moraes’s wife, Viviane Barci de Moraes.

I support the institution, but the justices cannot do whatever they want.

· Flávio BolsonaroHe discussed the possibility of an ethics code for Supreme Court justices.

At a press conference, Bolsonaro described the possible adoption of an ethics code for Supreme Court justices as “a light at the end of the tunnel.” He said he supported the institution but argued that justices could not do whatever they wanted. He also said Moraes could no longer remain on the court.

There is no longer any way for Alexandre de Moraes to remain on the Supreme Court.

· Flávio BolsonaroHe called for Moraes to leave the court.

During the rally, supporters chanted “Out with Lula, out with Moraes,” and Bolsonaro urged people to attend a demonstration on São Paulo’s Paulista Avenue. He also recalled that he is barred from seeing his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is imprisoned on Moraes’s order. Flávio Bolsonaro promoted conservative proposals including chemical castration for rapists and lowering the age of criminal responsibility, while criticizing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party.

Brazil needs a street sweeper in the presidency to leave Brasília as clean as the streets of São Carlos.

· Flávio BolsonaroHe used the slogan to criticize Brazil’s political leadership during the campaign rally.
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Originally published by Folha de S.Paulo in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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