El hijo de Bolsonaro, sobre la pérdida de su mandato como diputado: "Valió la pena"
El diputado Eduardo Bolsonaro, hijo del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, reaccionó este jueves a la pérdida de su mandato legislativo, asegurando que «valió la pena» porque consiguió hacer que, «por primera vez», «los dictadores paguen consecuencias reales». «Aunque haya personas que digan que estoy en Estados Unidos por elección propia, les digo: valió la pena, valió […]
TL;DR
- Eduardo Bolsonaro's legislative mandate was revoked for exceeding the constitutional limit of unexcused absences.
- He stated that losing his mandate was 'worth it' for making 'dictators pay real consequences'.
- Eduardo Bolsonaro has been in the United States since March, reportedly to lobby the U.S. government to impose sanctions on Brazil.
- The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta, noted Eduardo Bolsonaro's absences were sufficient for dismissal.
- The Brazilian Constitution mandates the loss of a legislator's mandate for missing a third of ordinary sessions, barring specific justifiable reasons.
- Eduardo Bolsonaro expressed that the decision is a 'medal of honor' and believes 'this story is not over'.
- Sóstenes Cavalcante, leader of the Liberal Party in the Chamber, plans to appeal the decision.
- Flávio Bolsonaro blamed a 'persecutory system' for his brother's situation and questioned the fairness of such dismissals.
- The Trump administration previously imposed tariffs on Brazilian imports after Eduardo Bolsonaro's lobbying, citing judicial and political persecution of his father.
- The U.S. government has since revoked most of these sanctions.