After a week of tension in Brazil, the vice-president assured that “there is no room for an institutional break”

The Vice President of Brazil, the Army Reserve General Hamilton Mourao, ruled out on Monday the possibility of a institutional break or a coup d’état in the largest country in Latin America despite the “strong rhetoric“From the president, the far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.

“There is no room for a break in the 21st century. We cannot look at what happened in the 20th century and transfer it to the present day. Is there strong rhetoric from our government? There are. But there are no actions that correspond to this rhetoric, ”Mourao said in an interview he gave to the Radio Gaucha and when asked about if Bolsonaro pressured a coup in Brazil.

The vice-president spoke about the institutional crisis in Brazil six days after Bolsonaro, during demonstrations in front of thousands of followers, encourage them to disobey orders of the Supreme Court or decisions of Parliament contrary to their interests.

The Brazilian far-right leader led the massive September 7 protests in which his supporters came to defend the dissolution of the Supreme Court and Parliament through “military intervention” with Bolsonaro in power.

A day later, groups of truckers who love Bolsonaro they blocked roads in several states of the country and they demanded the removal of Supreme Court justices.

“There is no room for a break. it must be very clear. No action matches this rhetoric. I see this more as a strong rhetoric from our government than as actions that can lead to a rupture.», Insisted Mourao, that in recent months, he has distanced himself from the head of state and has been less radical.

Mourao said Bolsonaro could be more careful with their statements because their attacks often generate crises that harm the country.

“I think a lot can be said in a more polite way, without going beyond ethical limits. The government does a lot of things that end up not showing up because of this strong rhetoric, for putting a smokescreen on their positive actions“he claimed.

“Our institutions are strong, Brazilian democracy is strong and it will not change for some speeches given on one side or the otherAdded the vice-president.

The institutional crisis in Brazil eased slightly on Thursday when Bolsonaro himself, after fueling conflict with other powers for several weeks, issued a “letter to the Nation”. in which he said he “never” wanted to “attack” the Supreme Court or Congress.

The president acknowledged that “the country is divided between institutions”, but alleged that the “Harmony (between powers) is a constitutional will that everyone, without exception, must respect.”

Following the attacks against other powers, various sectors, including the magistrates of the Supreme Court,They argued that the head of state had incurred the so-called “crimes of responsibility”, which justify the opening of an impeachment trial in Congress, which led Bolsonaro to take a step back.

According to Mourao, Bolsonaro’s “letter to the nation” has helped reduce tensions in Brazil. “It is by talking to each other that we understand each other. If we all stand across the street and act like wild dogs, there is no dialogue. You have to cross the street “, noted.

(With information from EFE)

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