In the screams of “Amnesty” and “Sovereignty is not negotiated”, by the public, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened the Civic-Military Parade of Independence Day on the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia. The event started around 9:20 am. According to the Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency of the Republic (Secom), the estimated public was 45,000 people throughout the terrace.
Lula and the first lady Janja da Silva arrived at the open car terrace, the presidential Rolls-Royce traditionally used in official ceremonies, after passing the troops near the Planalto Palace.
Upon landing at the authorities’ tribune, the president and the first lady were received by the defense minister, José Múcio Monteiro, and the commanders of the three armed forces.
This year, the parade takes place in the midst of the bilateral crisis between Brazil and the United States, caused by US President Donald Trump, who imposed commercial tariffs on Brazilian products to press the country in favor of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who It is being tried by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for the crimes of attempted coup and abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law. The trial should be completed this week.
Pockets and opposition parties try, at all costs, Anesty Bill At the National Congress to rid the former president, allies and participants of the acts of January 8, 2023 of any liability for the coup plot.
Because of this context, the main theme of this year’s parade is precisely the sovereignty of the country. Three other thematic axes make up other wings of the parade, two of them entitled Brazil of Brazilians and Brazil of the future. A third axis deals with the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30) to be held in Belém in November and the new Growth Acceleration Program (PAC).
The organization of the event distributed caps with the Sovereign Brazil phrase, and the decoration of the tribunes also brought the same message.
THE security on the Esplanada and Praça dos Três Powers was also reinforcedboth for the parade and to ensure the progress of the trial of the coup plot in the STF.
Saturday (6), the eve of Independence Day, President Lula highlighted in nationthe importance of national sovereignty and the union of Brazilians in the defense of democracy, the environment and the country’s institutions. THE pronouncement It was broadcast on a national radio and television network.
The parade in the Esplanade of Ministries, ended with the traditional display of the Smoke Squadron, lasted about 2 hours. In addition to several military wings, air parade, the presentation featured students from public schools and security forces in the Federal District.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and ministers accompany the Independence Day parade on the Esplanade of Ministries – Photo: Bruno Peres/Agência Brasil
Attendance
Alongside Lula, the vice president, Geraldo Alckmin and the mayor, Hugo Motta, were present. The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Luís Roberto Barroso, did not attend this year, because he is on an official trip to France. Another absence is that of Senate President David Alcolumbre, who is in Amapá, his state of origin. No other STF minister attended this year amid Bolsonaro’s trial.
Of the Ministers of the Federal Government, most participated in the parade: Rui Costa (Civil House), Simone Tebet (Planning), Ricardo Lewandowski (Justice and Public Security), Camilo Santana (Education), Alexandre Padilha (Health), Frederico Siqueira (Communications), Celso Sabino (Tourism), André Fufuca (Sport), Renan Filho (Transport) (Racial Equality), Sônia Guajajara (Indigenous Peoples), Luciana Santos (Science and Technology), Gleisi Hoffmann (Institutional Relations), Marina Silva (Environment), Vinicius Marques de Carvalho (Comptroller of the Union), Sidonius Palmeira (Social Communication), Jorge Messias (General Advocacy of the Union (AGU), Márcio Macêdo, Alexandre Silveira) (Mines and Energy), André de Paula (fishing and aquaculture), Jader Filho (cities), Macaé Evaristo (human rights), Márcia Lopes (women), Márcia França (micro and small businesses), Margareth Menezes (Culture), Mauro Vieira (Foreign Relations), Paulo Teixeira (Agrarian Development), Wellington Dias (Social Development), Wolney Queiroz and Marcos Amaro do Santos (Institutional Security Office).
Ministers Carlos Fávaro (agriculture), Fernando Haddad (farm) and Luiz Marinho (work) did not attend this year’s edition, according to the presidency.
