"Lasting peace only comes through obeying the law," says Flávio Dino.
The Minister of Justice told 247 that forgetting what happened on January 8th is not an option. Watch.
247- "The only way to pacify Brazil is by strictly upholding the Constitution and punishing those responsible for attacking democracy," said the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Flávio Dino, in an exclusive interview with TV 247. Dino leads the... efforts of the Lula government in the investigations into the events of last Sunday (8), when Bolsonaro supporters invaded the headquarters of the three powers and vandalized public property.
According to the minister, those responsible for the failed coup attempt will be punished without any leniency.
To 'forget' what has been done would be a 'historical mistake', said Dino.
“Only one thing moves us: a sense of responsibility towards this country and towards Brazilian democracy. We don't deserve this, the simple and humble Brazilian people don't deserve this. This is a betrayal, a disgrace. People who are living well, deceiving the people, misleading them and wanting to stage a coup at a time like this… I was asked the other day what I felt when I arrived at the office window and saw that scene. First, I was astonished, surprised, of course, because it's an unexpected scene, but above all, a profound indignation. I acted for twelve uninterrupted hours, from three in the afternoon to three in the morning without stopping, twelve hours on my feet, precisely because I knew that a vile attempt was happening in front of me, but it failed.”
It's not about revenge.
“There are things, aspects that I shouldn't talk about. There are many other people who worked on the case, and there are things that will come to light in the investigations that I shouldn't anticipate. But what I can affirm, what I should affirm, is that they will happen. Not out of revenge, not out of vigilante justice, but out of a sense of justice and a preventive dimension. I am for peace, but there is only lasting peace by obeying the law. I am not into shortcuts, I am not into finding shortcuts, don't invite me to find shortcuts, because there will only be peace in the country when everyone is convinced that the law must be obeyed,” said the minister.
"I'm talking about more or less all these people, whether they're in institutions or outside of institutions, in civil society, it doesn't matter. I'm just stating that sometimes there's an easy discourse of national pacification. I am in favor of national pacification, and that's why I defend the law. That's what I want to say. Brazil doesn't deserve this climate of conflagration into which they've plunged the country. There's an interview I gave in 2016 during the impeachment. I said: 'Don't take the demon of fascism out of the bottle, because it won't come back.' Years and years of illegalities and we arrived at January 8th. There's only one way to pacify the country: by upholding the law, strengthening democracy, and strengthening the Constitution. That is peace. Now, the rest is saying: 'No, let's forget.' No, we can't. Because if we forget, it happens again, that's why we can't forget. With serenity, with tranquility, with respect for the law, without losing focus on the main thing, which is governing the country..." "Taking care of the people. But we can't forget. That's a serious historical mistake that I think our generation shouldn't make."
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