Jair Bolsonaro insists on developing the carrying of arms in Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a group of supporters on Monday that he would promote a bill expanding permits to carry weapons.

The president made this possibility conditional on his candidate Arthur Lira taking over the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies in February. If this presidential objective is achieved, Bolsonaro assured that an official plan on armaments will be presented to the legislature.

In his dialogue with a group of followers, the head of state said that three decrees concerning the carrying of weapons by collectors, sport shooters and hunters are ready for publication in the Official Journal. “I think they’re coming out this week. I can’t go beyond the law but it will make a lot easier», He indicated.

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Among the supporters who spoke to the president was a man who identified himself as a truck driver. Bolsonaro remarked that if it were up to him, truck drivers would “for a long time” have the right to bear arms.

Bolsonaro has made it very clear what project he will present in the event that his candidate is elected to the Chamber of Deputies. In 2019, MPs approved a rule that replaced a plan prepared by the executive branch that relaxed the rules for buying and transporting fire for collectors, sport shooters and hunters. The initiative awaits Senate approval.

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By agreement, the federal government then presented an alternative project to Congress to deal with the authorization of the carrying of weapons for various categories, such as municipal guards, traffic officers and public lawyers.

The president explained that there is “a bill in the House” which will be raised if the legislative authorities “change”. “We will try” to vote for the initiative, he said.

And he concluded, “Let’s see what happens. We must respect the opinion of the majority of parliamentarians ”.

Arms sales

Regarding the sale of arms in the country, the head of state indicated that “an increase of 90% in 2020”, but indicated that this increase “is still small” for what he means with his policy flexibility in the matter that it has adopted. state policy.

Since January of this year, the reduction from 20% to zero of the import tax on revolvers and pistols has been in effect in Brazil.

It is about having “a greater freedom of choice to guarantee self-defense”, declared the deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the president.