Flávio Bolsonaro Vows Radical Public Security Stance, Criticizes Lula

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, intensified his focus on public security promises at a Saturday event in São Paulo. He presented himself as a radical alternative to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration, particularly on crime.

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We will not get used to living in fear anymore. We launched the Brazil without Fear program because those who should be afraid are the thugs. That's why I will open more than 500,000 places in the penitentiary system to arrest traffickers, narcoterrorists from Comando Vermelho, PCC, of militia and also the cell phone thief.

"We will not get used to living in fear anymore. We launched the Brazil without Fear program because those who should be afraid are the thugs. That's why I will open more than 500,000 places in the penitentiary system to arrest traffickers, narcoterrorists from Comando Vermelho, PCC, militias, and also cell phone thieves," Bolsonaro declared. He added, "I will be radical in public security, yes." This stance marks a shift from his previous self-description as a "moderate Bolsonaro."

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I will be radical in public security, yes.

During his 20-minute speech, Bolsonaro accused Lula's government of being "condescending with criminals" and responsible for the INSS mafia scandal. He specifically mentioned alleged links between Lula's brother, Frei Chico, and union entities involved in embezzlement, and Lula's son, Fábio Luís Lula da Silva (Lulinha), with lobbyist Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as "Careca do INSS." "Lula's son disappeared from Brazil, received a monthly allowance from Careca do INSS. Brazilian retirees' money may be in his account in Europe," he claimed. Federal Police investigations into the INSS scandal had reportedly examined alleged payments to Lulinha but found no proof.

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We are going to turn the page on a government that goes abroad to lobby for Comando Vermelho and PCC. We will have a government to treat them as terrorists.

Bolsonaro attended the event wearing a Brazilian national team jersey with Neymar's name, a player recently mocked by President Lula. The event, held in Guarulhos, also featured Governor Tarcísio de Freitas, who criticized Lula's economic policies, stating Brazil is "falling behind" and "impoverishing itself relative to our peers."

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Lula's son disappeared from Brazil, received a monthly allowance from Careca do INSS. Brazilian retirees' money may be in his account in Europe.