Zé Dirceu: "I hope the Army is not willing to support a dictatorship in Brazil."
Former minister José Dirceu also stated that Jair Bolsonaro "relies on the military police, on militias that are arming themselves, on [private] security companies, and seeks to attract the Armed Forces."
247 - Former minister José Dirceu stated that he hopes the Armed Forces will not support a coup in Brazil. Jair Bolsonaro has already encouraged and attended demonstrations calling for the closure of the Supreme Federal Court and Congress. This week, Bolsonaro supporters targeted in a Federal Police operation against fake news also made threats against the main institution of the Judiciary.
"I hope the Army is not willing to support a dictatorship in Brazil," he said in an interview with... UOL Portal"(Bolsonaro) relies on the military police, on militias that are arming themselves, on [private] security companies, and seeks to attract the Armed Forces," he added.
According to the former minister, "the military has always been and continues to be a political instrument and factor." "They spent 30 years in the barracks, but their mindset didn't change."
The former minister stated that the PT (Workers' Party) has resisted the establishment of a dictatorship in Brazil for years, but will not take up arms. "We are resisting. We must resist peacefully. We must use the instruments of political, social, judicial, and parliamentary struggle that we have. Together with society."