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Lula criticizes Bolsonaro: “The Federal Police raided my brother's house and I didn't interfere. He was Lula's brother, not the president's.”

On Twitter, Lula emphasized that, unlike Jair Bolsonaro, he never tried to interfere in the Public Prosecutor's Office or other institutions during his time as President of the Republic. "I never interfered in the Public Prosecutor's Office, nor in the Comptroller General's Office. I was president, but I knew that Brazil wasn't mine," he posted.

Lula and Jair Bolsonaro (Photo: Ricardo Stuckert | Reuters)

247 - Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva used social media to criticize Jair Bolsonaro's attempt at political interference in the Federal Police. On Twitter, Lula emphasized that he never interfered in the corporation or other institutions during his time as President of the Republic. "I never interfered in the Public Prosecutor's Office, nor in the Comptroller General's Office. I was president, but I knew that Brazil was not mine," the former president posted.

In the post, Lula emphasized that "I was still president when the Federal Police raided my brother's house, and I didn't interfere; I understood that he was Lula's brother, not the president's."

Lula's criticism comes in the wake of former minister Sergio Moro's accusation that Bolsonaro attempted to interfere with the Federal Police. Moro's accusation raised suspicions that Bolsonaro wanted to change the leadership of the agency to shield himself from corruption. family of investigations. 

Check out former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's post on the subject.