Neighboring countries and the West condemn the attacks and express their support for Lula’s administration and Brazil’s democratically elected institutions.
President of Argentina Alberto Fernandez describes Brazil’s right-wing populist ex-president Jair Bolsonaro attacks by supporters as a coup attempt. At the same time, Fernandez expresses his support for the country’s current president on Twitter Luiz Inacio to Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro’s supporters reportedly attacked Brazil’s Congress building, the presidential palace and the country’s Supreme Court building on Sunday.
According to Fernandez, those who try to ignore the will of the majority threaten democracy and deserve to be rejected by the international community.
A week has passed since the inauguration of the new president of Brazil, but the attackers refuse to accept the victory of the leftist Lula. Bolsonaro’s supporters are calling for military intervention and Lula’s resignation. Lula was previously the country’s president in 2003-2011.
President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador also condemned the anti-democratic coup attempt. He described on Twitter that the attacks were instigated by “minority leaders, representatives and fanatics”.
– Lula is not alone, he has the support of progressive forces in his own country, in Mexico, in the Americas and in the world, Lopez Obrador added.
“Democracy will win over violence and extremism”
President of the Council of Europe Charles Michel condemned the attack shortly after the first media reports.
– I absolutely condemn the attack on the democratic institutions of Brazil. Full support for President Lula, who was democratically elected by millions of Brazilians in fair and free elections, Michel tweeted late Sunday night.
EU foreign affairs director Josep Borrell said that he was horrified by the violence and illegal occupation by violent extremists in Brazil. Borrell also expressed his support for Lula’s administration and the country’s Congress and Supreme Court.
– Brazilian democracy will overcome violence and extremism, he wrote on Twitter.
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola tweeted in Portuguese that he was deeply concerned about the events in Brazil.
– Democracy must always be respected, he wrote and said that the parliament is on the side of Lula’s administration and democratically elected institutions.