Bolsonaro corners Congress and says there may be no March 15th protest if deputies abandon amendments.
Speaking to around 300 supporters, the president stated that politicians must "obey the people" and that what the people want now is for Parliament "not to own 15 billion reais."
MIAMI (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro told a crowd of supporters in Miami on Monday that if Congress were to abandon its proposal to maintain control over 15 billion reais of the budget by March 15, the demonstrations scheduled for that day might not even take place, or at least might not have the same impact.
The 15 billion reais of the Budget that remained under the control of Congress, as rapporteur amendments, are part of an agreement negotiated between the Executive branch and parliamentarians—with the president's approval—to allow the maintenance of Bolsonaro's vetoes on parts of the 2019 Budget Guidelines Law that dealt with the mandatory budget and increased the power of Congress to define the allocation and deadlines for parliamentary amendments.
Speaking to about 300 supporters, the president stated that politicians must "obey the people" and that what the people want now is for Parliament "not to own 15 billion reais."
Groups supporting the president called for the March 15th demonstrations, some of them with the aim of protesting against Congress and the Judiciary.
In his speech in Miami, however, the president stressed that, for him, next Sunday's demonstration is not against Parliament or the Judiciary.