Bolsonaro supporter Marcos do Val pleads 'for the love of God, let the US invade Brazil' (video)
The senator also provoked Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
247 - Senator Marcos do Val (Podemos-ES), a supporter of Bolsonaro, advocated for US troops to launch an invasion of Brazil and took a jab at Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the investigation into the coup plot at the Court.
"Begging, for the love of God, that the US invade Brazil to recover our democracy. What are we going to do? Alexandre (de Moraes) is laughing," said the congressman, according to a video circulating on social media.
The attacks by Bolsonaro supporters against Moraes and Brazilian sovereignty were publicized in a context where Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and more than 33 other people were indicted by the Attorney General's Office (PGR) in the investigation of the coup plot. The Supreme Court is analyzing the case and could sentence the far-right politician to prison.
The connections between Bolsonaro supporters and the US are no accident. Criticism of the judiciary is a strategy employed by the 69-year-old American Steve Bannon, who has spent the last decade trying to bring right-wing parties to power in the United States and other countries.
The strategist for the current US president, Donald Trump, met with federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) in the US after the second round of the election in Brazil and advised the congressman to question the result.
In January 2021, when Donald Trump lost the election, several supporters stormed the Legislature and accused the electoral system of being fraudulent.
During his presidency, Jair Bolsonaro attempted to convey to the population the idea that the Judiciary was hindering governance. The former president advocated for the participation of the Armed Forces in the counting of votes in the 2022 election. In November of that year, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) fined the PL party R$ 22,9 million after the party questioned the reliability of the electronic voting machines.
In January 2023, Bolsonaro supporters carried out coup-like acts and invaded the Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Square) in Brasília (DF), resulting in more than 370 convictions issued by the STF (Supreme Federal Court). New trials will take place.
Also in 2023, the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) declared Bolsonaro ineligible for holding office due to coup-mongering statements made the previous year, when he told ambassadors in Brasília that the Brazilian electoral system lacks security against fraud.
