Jair Bolsonaro was criticized by Lula da Silva: "Brazil is ruled by a group of madmen"

From prison, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attacked the government of his country led by the far right Jair Bolsonaro. "They are a crazy group", he said.

"You have to do self-criticism, which can not be, it's that This country is ruled by this group of madmen. Brazil does not deserve it and, above all, its population does not deserve it, "he said in an interview with the newspaper. Folha de Sao Paulo.

Lula also spoke about her perception of the current political situation. For him, there is a big weakness of the ruling party and stressed that if Bolsonaro fails to strengthen it "will not last in time".

On the other side, the former president – who is in prison convicted of bribery– He has again raised his innocence. "I sleep in full consciousness," he said.

The interview was offered by the founder of the Workers Party (PT) after the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice approved the reduction of the sentence from twelve years and one month of imprisonment to eight years, ten months and 20 years. days.

"The problem is not to reduce the penalty, the penalty must be zero"Lula said after being informed of the court's decision. In this context, after repeating that "he was not entitled to a fair trial," he added: "In the same way that I was judged politically I will be liberated politically by the resistance of the people ".

Lula, president between 2003 and 2011, was one of the most popular leaders in Brazil, but his image was tarnished after being involved in several investigations for corruption. The conviction that led to his being held behind bars occurred after Brazilian justice concluded that the former principal had received as a coima a luxury service of the OAS construction company.