Fearing a Lula victory in the first round, Bolsonaro attacks the Judiciary.
"We know we must put an end to this abuse perpetrated by another branch of government," said Jair Bolsonaro during a speech in Minas Gerais.
247 - Stagnant in the polls, Jair Bolsonaro made a veiled threat to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) when he stated, this Friday (23), that it was necessary to put an “end” to what he describes as “abuse” of the Judiciary.
"Brazil is a free country. You know that your freedom is being threatened more and more each day by another power, which is not the Executive Branch. And we know that we must put an end to this abuse that exists on the part of another branch of government," said the current occupant of the Palácio do Planalto (Presidential Palace), during a rally in Divinópolis (MG), according to the... Folha de S. Paul.
Bolsonaro also used the campaign rally to question polls that indicate that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party) is leading the presidential race and could even be elected in the first round, which will be held in nine days. He believes his supporters are the "majority" in the country.
"We are the majority. We will win in the first round. There is no election without people in the streets. We don't see any of the other candidates holding a single rally that comes close to 10% of the people we have here," the mayor stated, according to the source. G1.
The last Datafolha searchThe survey, released on Thursday (22), shows that Lula has increased his lead to 14 points over Bolsonaro, reaching 47% of voter preference. According to the survey, Bolsonaro (PL) has 33% of voting intentions. Ciro Gomes (PDT), 7%; and Simone Tebet (MDB), 5%.
In valid votes, Lula went from 48% to 50%, which indicates a chance that he will be elected in the first round.
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