The unusual defense of Bolsonaro with the army after the case of the man killed by 80 bullets by mistake

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defended the army Friday after the case of the musician who was shot 80 times while driving a car in Rio de Janeiro.

"The army did not kill anyone, no, the army belongs to the people and can not accuse the people of being a murderer, there was an incident, a death," Bolsonaro told a reporter at an event in Macapá, a municipality in northern Brazil, where he inaugurated an airport.

"A team of experts has already been asked for so that we can be sure of what has actually happened and the army, in the person of its commander, will decide on this issue and, where appropriate, I will also decide, "added the president. as published by the EFE agency.

"There is no one to sweep under the carpet, the leader will appear," said Bolsonaro, who also said the responsibility would be "to show what really happened to the Brazilian people" and lamented the death 46 years old musician.

The episode was recorded last Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, the car where the musician, his wife, his seven-year-old son and another woman were mistakenly intercepted and received 80 bullets.

As a result of the impacts, the musician identified as Evaldo dos Santos Rosa died while the other occupants were unharmed.