The Brazilian Supreme Court gave Bolsonaro five days to explain the decree making the wearing of arms more flexible

A judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil gave Five days to President of the far right, Jair Bolsonaro, to explain his decree authorizing millions of Brazilians to carry guns in public spaceswhich, according to critics, is unconstitutional.

The order of the Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber, which applies to the Department of Justice, was issued following an opposition party, Rede Sustentabilidade, will challenge the constitutionality of Bolsonaro's decision.

His decree, signed on Tuesday, was "abuse of regulatory power" and "contrary to the spirit" of a disarmament law of 2003 which prohibits carrying weapons in public, according to a copy of the court documents provided to journalists.

Waiting, Documents circulating in Congress on Friday accuse Bolsonaro of "overtaking" his presidential powers and calling the decree "illegal". After granting the right to carry weapons to several people, including politicians, journalists and truck drivers, the newspaper reported Saturday. Or Globe.

Bolsonaro, former captain of the army, says the decree is linked to the result of a referendum of 2005 in which about 64% of Brazilians rejected a law that implied, among others, a total ban on the sale of weapons.

But the experts say that The flexibility of the controls will increase armed violence in a country that already has one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

Brazil registered 64,000 homicides in 2017, a rate of almost 31 per 100,000 population, three times higher than the level considered by the United Nations as endemic violence.

Faced with growing opposition to the decreeBolsonaro said Friday that "if it is unconstitutional, it must cease to exist", to insist then that it was not the case.

The decree authorizes Licensed gun owners buy up to 5,000 ammunition per yearAccording to the Igarape Institute badysis center in Rio de Janeiro, depending on the type of weapon used, the jump is significant compared to the previous limit of 50, as well as up to four firearms.

Bolsonaro, whose crime rhetoric helped him get elected last year, has been campaigning for a long time to allow people to carry guns on the streets.. But this requires congressional approval to amend the law.

Critics argue that his decree violates the Constitution because it creates a new law, instead of modifying an existing one.