He Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro He gave it to be understood this weekend that he has plans to return to politics in his country following affirming that he has a mission from God in his country and that it “has not finished”, confirming in turn his plans to return to Brazil this month. of March.
“At this moment, I thank God for my second life and also for the mission of being president of Brazil for a period (…) But deep down I feel that this mission has not ended”said the former president during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Bolsonaro’s new life: from presiding over Brazil to giving speeches in the United States
His second life began following the 2018 stabbing that left him with sequelae for which he had to be hospitalized several times, one of them in Florida, where he arrived in December, before the inauguration of his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro, who was invited to the event by former US President Donald Trump, was greeted with cheers from US conservatives gathered in Maryland as he began speaking at the conference: “They keep saying, ‘Science, science, science.’ What I’m saying is, ‘freedom, freedom, freedom’. We must always be concerned regarding our freedoms.”
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Nicknamed the “Trump of the Tropics” for his similarities to the former US president – who claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and stolen – Bolsonaro maintained that he had “much more support” in his candidacy for re-election than when it was first introduced and he doesn’t understand “why the numbers reflect otherwise.”
In a speech peppered with references to God and the Bible, Bolsonaro reiterated that he believes he has done “a good job.” “I remain faithful to our principles, to our motto, God, country, family and freedom.”
Trump, for his part, told Bolsonaro: “In 2016, I declared: I am your voice. Today, I add: I am your warrior, I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your revenge.”
“I think that mission is not over yet”
Just a few days earlier, Bolsonaro spoke for the first time since leaving the country to affirm that the “mission” of being president of Brazil that God entrusted to him “is not over yet.”
“It was an experience that I understand as a mission and if He understands it that way, I think that mission is not over yet”he said during a speech at an evangelical church in Orlando. “He knows the right time for everything“, he said, immediately receiving an “amen” from the attendees.
Bolsonaro has also recounted during his particular homily in the Church of Nueva Esperanza, that while he was president he asked God what his “sin” would have been to be carrying out a position that only caused him “problems”, he can be heard saying in a series of videos published by the Metropoles portal.
“Sometimes you don’t remember that you had a wife. It’s true. You come home and she’s sleeping or when she went out, I was the one who was sleeping”he recalled in relation to his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, in Brazil since the end of January and already working for the Liberal Party (PL).
Bolsonaro also took the opportunity to protest the salary he received while he was president of Brazil, stating that one does not access the position to be financially rewarded. Does anyone know how much my salary was in December of last year? 33,000 reais, that’s 6,000 dollars. Is it worth it?” he questioned.
Bolsonaro has been in the United States, specifically in Orlando, since the end of December, before the inauguration of Lula da Silva. Meanwhile, Brazilian prosecutors point to his involvement in the assault on the Brazilian government headquarters and the new government demands that he return before April.
Meanwhile, the former president said in an interview with the chain NBC News who plans to return to Brazil this month, where he is investigating whether he played any role in inciting his supporters to storm the headquarters of Brazil’s three powers following his failed re-election bid.
While Bolsonaro extends his stay in the United States with no scheduled date for his return to Brazil, investigations once morest him continue for various reasons, some related to his attacks on institutions and the electoral system, regarding which he was sowing doubt even when he expired in 2018.
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