Countries like Venezuela, the US, Uruguay, Colombia, Spain, Argentina and organizations like the European Union and ALBA supported Lula da Silva and condemned the acts of violence that took place in Brazil this Sunday afternoon.
After a massive mobilization was registered in Brasilia this Sunday, January 8, by radical supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, which led to violent demonstrations that caused damage to government buildings such as Congress, the Planalto Palace and the headquarters of the Federal Court in Brazil. Several Latin American and European leaders expressed their rejection of these actions, as well as their support for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, stated in his social media his rejection of the violence that “Bolsonaro’s neo-fascist groups” exercised in the facilities, in an action that he described as an “assault” on the democratic facilities of Brazil.
We categorically reject the violence generated by Bolsonaro’s neo-fascist groups that have assaulted the democratic institutions of Brazil. Our support to @LulaOficial and to the Brazilian people who will surely mobilize in defense of Peace and its president. pic.twitter.com/6oaBXiumjx
— Nicolas Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) January 8, 2023
For his part, the president of Argentina; President pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) and of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), Alberto Fernández, condemned the violent demonstrations in Brazil and offered his support to President Lula da Silva.
In the same way, he indicated that he puts the countries that make up these regional organizations “on alert” to remain united in the face of what he considers an “unacceptable anti-democratic reaction that tries to impose itself in Brazil”, while recalling that those who do not listen to the will of majorities, threaten democracy.
Those who try to disregard the will of the majority threaten democracy and deserve not only the corresponding legal sanction, but also the absolute rejection of the international community.
– Alberto Fernandez (@alferdez) January 8, 2023
As president of the #CELAC and of the #MERCOSURI put the member countries on alert so that we unite in this unacceptable anti-democratic reaction that tries to impose itself in Brazil.
– Alberto Fernandez (@alferdez) January 8, 2023
The Uruguayan Foreign Ministry called for respecting the rule of law in Brazil, as well as democracy and the elected government, which is that of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Uruguay condemns the episodes of violence against institutions in Brazil and calls for respect for the rule of law, democracy and its government. pic.twitter.com/vEXqCCPAo1
– Uruguay Foreign Ministry ?? (@MRREE_Uruguay) January 8, 2023
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico, described as “reprehensible” and “undemocratic” what happened in Brasilia this Sunday and stressed that Lula “is not alone”, since he has “the support of the progressive forces of his country, of Mexico, the American continent and the world.
Reprehensible and undemocratic the coup attempt by the Brazilian conservatives urged on by the leadership of the oligarchic power, their spokespersons and fanatics. Lula is not alone, he has the support of the progressive forces of his country, of Mexico, of the American continent and of the world.
– Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) January 8, 2023
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, expressed his solidarity with Lula da Silva and described the violent demonstrations in Brasilia as a “coup”. In this sense, he called on the OAS to hold an emergency meeting to apply the Democratic Charter.
He said that he had proposed to strengthen the Inter-American Human Rights System so that current regulations are applied and expand them to other areas so that more sectors would benefit, “but the answer is parliamentary coups or violent coups from the extreme right.”
We proposed that the inter-American human rights system be strengthened by applying the current norms and expanding the charter to women’s, environmental and collective rights, but the response is parliamentary coups or violent coups from the extreme right.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) January 8, 2023
From Chile, the president of that country, Gabriel Boric, called what happened in Brazil an “unpresentable attack” and assured Lula da Silva that he has his support against this “cowardly and vile attack on democracy.”
Unpresentable attack on the three powers of the Brazilian State by Bolsonaristas.
The Brazilian government has our full support in the face of this cowardly and vile attack on democracy.
—Gabriel Boric Font (@GabrielBoric) January 8, 2023
The Government of Spain, through Pedro Sánchez, expressed its support for Lula da Silva “and the institutions freely and democratically elected by the Brazilian people”, while calling for democratic normality in the South American giant.
All my support to the president @LulaOficial and to the institutions freely and democratically elected by the Brazilian people.
We strongly condemn the assault on the Brazilian Congress and call for an immediate return to democratic normality.
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) January 8, 2023
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, expressed his dismay at what happened a few hours ago in Brazil and, like the other leaders, expressed his support for President Lula and added that the place to settle differences it is through democratic institutions and not through violence in the streets.
The place to resolve political differences is within #Brazil‘s democratic institutions and not through violence on the streets.
Full statement: https://t.co/Eqm1SlVZYg
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) January 8, 2023
Félix Plasencia, Secretary General of ALBA, joined the messages of solidarity with Lula da Silva.
From the Executive Secretariat of the @ALBATCP We express our support and solidarity to the president @LulaOficialagainst the acts of violence perpetrated by Neo-fascist groups that intend to give a Coup d’état to the democracy of Brazil and ignore the will of its people.
– Felix Plasencia (@plasenciafelixr) January 8, 2023
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan condemned any attempt to undermine democracy in Brazil and assured that US President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation.
For his part, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, condemned the attacks on government offices in Brazil and assured that the use of violence to attack democratic institutions is “unacceptable,” the statement said. VOA.
This sunday january 8Hundreds of followers of the former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro staged the invasion of the headquarters of the Congress of their country, in Brasilia, in a protest to request that a military intervention be generated in the Amazonian country that allows the overthrow of the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
After the incident, Lula da Silva repudiated the invasion of radical protesters who sympathize with Jair Bolsonaro in the government buildings of Brasilia and announced the intervention of the Federal District to seek to normalize the situation.
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