"There was a coup. What was lacking was support," says Chico Vigilante.
The district representative highlighted that the coup failed due to the lack of support from the Armed Forces, which, according to him, remained on the side of democracy.
247 - District Representative Chico Vigilante (PT-DF) stated that there was indeed a coup during the events of January 8, 2023, which, without the support of the Armed Forces, lacked the "sustainability" to consolidate. "The Army High Command stood by democracy, by the sovereignty of the popular vote, which had elected President Lula. That is why the coup did not prosper in Brazil," he affirmed.
In an interview given to TV 247, Vigilante also highlighted an issue related to the American State Department and its visit to the country, when it was supposedly communicated to the Brazilian military that an attempted coup in Brazil would not be supported by the US government: “This also helped to ensure that the coup in Brazil did not succeed. If Donald Trump were still president of the United States, perhaps they would have had more resources for the coup attempt they made in Brazil.”
Chico Vigilante further emphasized that a possible coup had been in the works for some time under the Bolsonaro government, with statements he made during his four years in office, discrediting institutions, particularly the Supreme Federal Court. "Bolsonaro used the three September 7th events that occurred throughout his government to challenge institutions, preparing this breeding ground to arrive where he did on January 8th," the congressman concluded.