Bolsonaro attributes the aggressor mental illness and separates him from his political movement

AFP and Europa Press

La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, November 15, 2024, p. 26

Brasilia. The Brazilian police declared yesterday that the attempted attack in the vicinity of the Supreme Court (Supreme Court), in Brasilia, reveals the existence of extremist groups active, although he considered that the assailant, Francisco Wanderley Luiz, acted alone.

Meanwhile, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro condemned the events and attributed what happened to the obvious mental health problems of the individual, who was a declared follower of the former far-right ruler.

For the director of the federal police, Andrei Rodrigues, what happened on Wednesday in the Brazilian capital indicates that these extremist groups are active and that intervention is necessary energetic of the authorities.

Not only the police, but also the entire federal justice systemhe pointed out.

In accordance with the statements of the judge of the Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, Rodrigues stated yesterday at a press conference that what happened in the Plaza de los Tres Poderes It is not an isolated event, but connected with several other actionsreported the general information portal G1.

Investigation opened for possible terrorism

The public security command reported that it gave the order to launch an investigation based on the initial hypotheses about possible acts of terrorism against the rule of law, in the same way that the possible participation of Wanderley Luiz in the attacks of the January 8, 2023.

This person has already been to Brasilia on other occasions. According to their relatives, even at the beginning of 2023. It is still too early to say if there was direct participation in the events of January 8, the official investigation is in charge of that. Indian.

The ex-wife of the perpetrator of the explosions explained that her objective was to kill De Moraes, the star of Brazil who is responsible for the assault by Bolsonaro groups against the headquarters of the three powers on January 8, 2023, according to with statements reported by the G1 news program.

Wanderley Luiz, who lived in the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brasilia, where he ran as a councilor for the Liberal Party in 2020, had a rented house in Ceilandia, one of the administrative regions into which said entity is divided.

At that address, the police found explosive devices, like the one that ended his life, and messages with references to January 8 and some of those arrested that day in which a mob of followers of former president Jair Bolsonaro broke into the headquarters of the Congress and the Senate.

During the search of the attacker’s house, the agents had to resort to bomb squads to detonate a device that was inside a drawer. There was a very serious explosion. Saved the policeRodrigues said.

In the house we found other artifacts. Many, due to sensitivity, have to be destroyed and other materials that we have collected I would say are very relevant.reported the director general of the police.

Isolated fact

The former right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, condemned the events and attributed what happened to the obvious mental health problems of the individual, who was a declared follower of the former president. It is time for Brazil to once again cultivate an adequate environment so that different ideas can confront each other peacefully.he stated.

He added that what happened is a isolated factand assured that The defense of democracy and freedom will not be successful until the possibility of dialogue between all the forces of the nation is restored..

Bolsonaro, who has not spared criticism of spaces like the Senate, even going so far as to question the reliability of the Brazilian electoral process, pointed out that now “institutions have a fundamental role in building spaces for dialogue and union.

I appeal to all political currents and the leaders of national institutions so that in this moment of tragedy they take the necessary steps to advance national pacification..