Bolsonaro's coup threat is met with widespread condemnation.
The Speaker of the House, Rodrigo Maia, ministers of the Supreme Federal Court, political leaders, and representatives of democratic organizations condemned the attacks on democracy made by Bolsonaro and his followers during a pro-Bolsonaro rally in Brasília this Sunday.
247 - The reaction from politicians, leaders of organizations, and Supreme Court justices to Jair Bolsonaro's attacks on democratic institutions was broad and forceful.
During a demonstration calling for the closure of the National Congress and the Supreme Federal Court, the head of the Executive branch stated that he was "at his limit" and, in a threatening tone, said that he has the support of the people and the Armed Forces.
The Speaker of the House, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), governors, party leaders, and the president of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Felipe Santa Cruz, lamented the attacks suffered by journalists during a demonstration in defense of President Jair Bolsonaro this Sunday in Brasília. STF Justice Cármen Lúcia defended freedom of the press.
On social media, Rodrigo Maia also recalled the aggression suffered by nurses when they encountered Bolsonaro supporters at a protest on May 1st. "It is up to democratic institutions to impose legal order on this group that confuses doing politics with spreading terror," wrote the Speaker of the House.
"I regret to hear that there was an attack on journalists on such a significant day for the press as today. It is unacceptable, inexplicable, that we still have citizens who have not understood that the role of the press professional is what guarantees each of us the ability to be free," said Supreme Court Justice Cármen Lúcia.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes also criticized the attacks against journalists this Sunday in the federal capital.
"Attacks against journalists must be condemned for the cowardice of the act and for the injury to Democracy and the Rule of Law, and cannot be tolerated by Institutions and Society," the minister wrote on a social network.
The president of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Felipe Santa Cruz, criticized Bolsonaro's statements in which he claims to have reached "his limit," saying he would no longer accept "interference" in his government. "The limits that exist are those of the Constitution, and they apply to everyone, including and especially the president," wrote Santa Cruz.
The governors of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel (PSC), Ceará, Camilo Santana (PT), and Maranhão, Flávio Dino (PCdoB), condemned Bolsonaro's anti-democratic statements.
Information from the Globe.