British Newspaper Financial Times has published a special relationship that analyzes the Brazilian political scenario in front of the Bolsonaro trial.
The British newspaper Financial Times has published a report on Tuesday (1/4) that states that the trial of Jair Bolsonaro for an alleged attempt at the coup d’état could end up increasing the popularity of the former Brazilian president, further intensifying the political divisions in the country.
Last week, Bolsonaro became accused on charges of led an attempt at a coup d’état after the decision of the Supreme Court (Stf). The former president denies the accusations.
“The Brazilian authorities are established that there is a trial on the alleged coup well before the start of the campaign for the next presidential elections, so that there is no legal ambiguity that surrounds the re -election campaign of Donald Trump in 2024,” says the newspaper.
Trump’s campaign was sometimes threatened over 2024, with the possibility that the then candidate was arrested.
“But putting in Bolsonaro trial, they risk increasing their political profile and even transforming it into a martyr,” writes Financial Times.
The newspaper draws a parallel between the process that brought Lula to prison and what can end up with a similar destination for Bolsonaro.
“The criminal proceeding, which will probably begin at the end of this month, divided the largest nation in Latin America, echoing eight years ago, when Bolsonaro’s rival, the current left president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was tried on charges of corruption and were arrested. His beliefs were subsequently canceled due to procedural failures.”
“At that time, as now, opponents ask for justice to be done, while supporters denounce what they see as political persecution from the distorted judges”.
Financial Times cites a survey by the Atlasintel Institute last week which suggests that 51% of Brazilians believe that Bolsonaro has planned a blow, while 48% believe they are innocent.
The newspaper states that Bolsonaro was tried to the Supreme Court, an “institution that has accumulated extraordinary powers in the last decade” and has one of the “most controversial judges”, Alexandre de Moraes.
“Moraes was one of the alleged victims of the plot, and yet he started investigations on the alleged coup, was part of the commission that agreed to listen to the case and now he will help to judge Bolsonaro,” says the newspaper.
“Exceptionally, compared to other countries, in Brazil, the main judges can begin and perform their criminal investigations if they believe there is a threat to the institution itself.”
“Moraes’ involvement led to accusations of conflict of interest because it was the objective of the alleged conspiracy. Bolsonaro says that the judge is biased in favor of lula and moved by a personal ambition to become president.”
“The accusations of prejudice were fueled by the fact that the former personal lawyer of Lula, Cristiano Zanin, and his former minister of justice, Flávio Dino, are also part of the group of the Supreme Court that listens to the case.”
At the Financial Times, the Supreme Court rejected the accusations of partiality or irregularities, stating that “follows the legal and constitutional procedures in the letter”.
“The narration that the Brazilian Supreme Court has already had an authoritarian posture or a censor does not correspond to real facts or to the truth,” the president of the court told the newspaper, Luis Roberto Barroso.
The newspaper states that Bolsonaro’s trial will have a great influence on the 2026 elections, as for the arrest of Lula and the 2018 elections. Last week Bolsonaro gave an interview with the English newspaper in which he accused the ministries of having tried to help Lula.
What complicates even more the situation this time, according to the newspaper, is the relationship between Bolsonaro and Donald Trump, who has so far not made great political movements in Brazil.
“This time the internal political battles of Brazil can have international branches, given the narrow calls between the fields of Bolsonaro and Trump and the vigorous hall conducted by Eduardo [Bolsonaro] In Washington. “
Source: Terra
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