translated from Spanish: Brazil’s Vice President Rules Out Institutional Break with Bolsonaro

Hamilton Mourao, vice president of Brazil has announced that an institutional break with President Jair Bolsonaro or a coup d’état is ruled out, despite the “strong rhetoric” of the president, the far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. In an interview for Brazilian radio, the army reserve general said there is no room for a rupture in the twenty-first century. We cannot look at what happened in the twentieth century and translate it to the present day. Is there strong rhetoric from our government? There is. But there are no actions that correspond to that rhetoric,” Mourao said in an interview he gave to Radio Gaúcha and when questioned about whether Bolsonaro would be pushing a coup in Brazil.The vice president spoke out about the institutional crisis in Brazil six days after Bolsonaro, in demonstrations before thousands of followers, encouraged them to disobey orders from the Supreme Court or decisions of Parliament contrary to their interests. The leader of the Brazilian far right led the massive protests of September 7 in which his followers came to defend the dissolution of the Supreme Court and Parliament through a “military intervention” with Bolsonaro in power. A day later, groups of Truckers who supportEd Bolsonaro blocked roads in several states of the country and demanded the removal of Supreme Court judges. There is no room for a breakup. That has to be made very clear. There are no actions that correspond to that rhetoric. I consider that more as strong rhetoric from our government than as actions that could lead to a rupture,” insisted Mourao, who in recent months has distanced himself from the head of state and has been less radical. Mourao said Bolsonaro could be more careful with his statements because many times his attacks generate crises that harm the country. I believe that many things can be said in a more polished way, without exceeding ethical limits. The government does many things that end up not appearing because of that strong rhetoric, because it throws a smokescreen over its positive actions,” he said. Our institutions are strong, Brazilian democracy is strong, and that is not going to change because of some speeches delivered from one side or the other,” the vice president added. The institutional crisis in Brazil was slightly reduced on Thursday when Bolsonaro himself, after fueling for several weeks a conflict with the other powers, released a “letter to the Nation” in which he affirmed that he “never” wanted to “attack” the Supreme Court or Congress.The president acknowledged that “the country is divided between the institutions”, but alleged that “harmony (between the powers) is a constitutional will that all, without exception, they must respect.” After the attacks on other powers, several sectors, including Supreme Court justices, alleged that the head of state had incurred in the so-called “crimes of responsibility”, which justify the opening of a impeachment trial in Congress, which led Bolsonaro to take a step back. According to Mourao, Bolsonaro’s “letter to the Nation” helped reduce tensions in Brazil. “It’s talking that we understand each other. If we all put ourselves on opposite sides of a street and act like brave dogs there is no dialogue. We have to go through the street,” he said. Read more: In the USA young wanted to talk about his homosexuality in the graduation speech and turned off the microphone



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