Federal deputy on leave Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) said he is willing to “go to the ultimate consequences” to remove Minister Alexandre de Moraes , of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) , from power. In an interview with BBC News Brasil given in Washington (USA) this Wednesday, 13, Eduardo referred to the minister as a “psychopath”, “mafioso” and “bandit”.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro's son,"03," called Brazil a "dictatorship" and alleged political persecution against himself, his father, and supporters. He accused Moraes of using his position to influence decisions in the National Congress and said the minister's wife should be subject to sanctions for alleged illicit enrichment.
Eduardo, who has been celebrating on social media the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on Brazilian products, said regarding the economic impacts on agricultural production sectors that"Brazilians are understanding that there is a sacrifice to be made": "It's worth fighting for. Our freedom is worth more than the economy," he stated.
Regarding the prospect of new sanctions, Eduardo Bolsonaro said that the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), and of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil-AP), “are on the radar” of the US government and could be targets if they do not begin processing the amnesty project for those convicted in the acts of January 8, 2023 and the impeachment process of Alexandre de Moraes.
"I'm willing to go to any lengths to remove this psychopath from power. If it's up to me, we'll stay here, doubling down until the pressure becomes unbearable and the people supporting Moraes let go of his hand so he can go to the abyss alone," he said.
He currently lives in Texas (USA) with his wife and two children, in what he has called"exile." In the United States, he continued his efforts to encourage Trump administration sanctions against Brazilian officials, beginning with successive trips to the US while he was still in office.
On Wednesday, a Lula administration official was. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked the visas of Mozart Júlio Tabosa Sales, Secretary of Specialized Healthcare at the Ministry of Health, and a former Brazilian government official.
Eduardo, who considers himself an"informal advisor" to the administration, expressed his gratitude for the measure on social media:"The US announces more restrictions and the loss of visas for Brazilian officials! Thank you, President Trump and Secretary Rubio."
He told the BBC that the US reaction to Brazil is not his fault, but rather that of the"regime." "The person responsible for all of this is Lula, who supports the regime led by Alexandre de Moraes."
The congressman on leave is being investigated in a case pending before the Supreme Federal Court (STF) for allegedly inciting the US government to take action against the Justice of the Court. The case investigates alleged crimes of coercion during the proceedings, obstruction of an investigation, and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.
