Bolsonaro delivers draft on a platter to the PF
"In an attempt to distance himself from the minutes, he, on the contrary, made it clear that he knew about them. The investigators were thrilled," Solnik assesses.
Bolsonaro's lawyers must be regretting allowing him to participate in yesterday's rally.
The risks were enormous.
He is being investigated by the Federal Police for the most serious crime that can be committed against the Brazilian state. It's clear that all his words would be scrutinized closely and would form part of the already substantial investigation.
Let's face it. He behaved quite well in terms of attacks on the Supreme Court, adopting the "Jairzinho Peace and Love" persona, but it's like that saying: those who talk too much end up saying good morning to a horse. (This isn't a dig at his nickname in the barracks).
Speech after speech, the former president got carried away and launched into a tirade about the most delicate subject of the investigation, about something he should never have mentioned: the draft of the coup.
(If the lawyers didn't warn him about this, they should be fired.)
In an attempt to distance himself from the draft, he instead made it clear that he was aware of it, although he dismissed it.
The investigators were thrilled. This was the "confession" they had hoped to obtain in the interrogation that Bolsonaro had avoided.
The allies celebrate the event on Paulista Avenue. Oh, so many people! Hundreds of thousands! The largest demonstration in world history!
Sure, it was great for them. They saw a well-established electoral base there. And it's not their heads that are on the line.
For Bolsonaro, it was a disaster. He handed the draft to the Federal Police on a silver platter.
No one can accuse him of not cooperating with the investigations…
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