Lula's ministers defend Bolsonaro's conviction and condemn US interference.

247 - Ministers in the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) defended the judicial process conducted by the Supreme Federal Court against Jair Bolsonaro in the investigation of the coup plot and highlighted the importance of the conviction of the eight defendants, including the former president. Members of the government's top echelon also reaffirmed Brazilian sovereignty after the Donald Trump administration (USA) cited the case against the far-right politician to impose sanctions on Brazil.

The Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Wellington Dias, said that "the Supreme Court was very careful in giving the opportunity for defense and, of course, in complying with the law." "Democracy, no matter who it hurts, whether the simplest person or a former president, must prevail. It is regrettable to see people putting themselves at the service of interests contrary to the country. Treason against the homeland is unacceptable," stated Dias, who participated in the 3rd National Meeting of the Francis and Clare Economy, held in Recife (PE).

The Chief Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, Márcio Macêdo, stated that the conviction was "a historic milestone in the defense of the Democratic Rule of Law." "Due process was respected, and the Justice system made it clear that no one is above the law," he said.

According to the minister, "the decision reaffirms respect for popular sovereignty, expressed at the polls in 2022, for the integrity of the Brazilian electoral system, and strengthens national institutions by condemning the attempted coup d'état that threatened democracy and planned the assassination of the elected president and vice-president and a Supreme Court justice."

"The outcome of the trial further demonstrates that Brazil will not accept any form of external threat to our institutions and our people. Our commitment is to the Constitution, democracy, justice, and the sovereignty of the Brazilian people."

According to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Luciana Santos, "there was due process, the right to defense, and consistent evidence of an attempted coup d'état."

The minister also recalled that, according to investigators, those involved in the coup plot intended to assassinate President Lula (PT), Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who was overseeing the investigation into the coup plot at the Court.

“It’s unacceptable. Brazil has already suffered from a history of coups and dictatorships, marked by torture and assassinations. We cannot normalize this past. We need to turn the page,” declared Luciana.

Convictions and US reaction

The Supreme Court convicted the eight defendants in the investigation. Jair Bolsonaro, the former head of the Institutional Security Office (GSI) Augustus Helenus, the deputy Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ), the former minister Paulo Sergio Nogueira, the former commander Almir Garnier Santos, the lieutenant colonel Mauro Cidthe general Braga Netto and the former minister Anderson Towers.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, returned to defending Bolsonaro after the Supreme Court's decision. A United States Embassy in Brazil He classified Moraes as a "violator of human rights".

The US Secretary of State, Marco RubioHe also came to the defense of the former president and took the opportunity to attack Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The magistrate is the rapporteur for the investigation into the coup plot at the Supreme Court.

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