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Bolsonaru warns that he will take the army to the streets

Ready to take the army to the streets to restore order appeared Zaich Bolsonaru.

In fact, during an interview, its far-right president Brazil he clarified that the army “will obey the order”, but without presenting details of its plan.

“If we run into problems, we have a plan for how to enter the field (…) our armed forces may one day take to the streets,” he said.

The remarks of Bolsonaro, a far-right former military man who has repeatedly expressed admiration for the military dictatorship that has ruled the country for two decades, have worried critics who fear he is politicizing the military. Others are worried about Bolsonaro’s commitment to a peaceful transfer of power after the 2022 presidential election.

The pressure on the Brazilian president has increased as the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic in the country is out of control. He has faced widespread criticism for the way he handles covid-19, at a time when Brazil has the second-highest death toll in absolute numbers, after the United States.

Last month, Bolsonaro appointed his former chief of staff as defense minister and changed three commanders of the armed forces in a series of changes that shocked many senior officers.

Following his election to the presidency of Brazil in 2018, Bolsonaro has launched unfounded allegations of fraud in the country, which, according to his critics, may lay the groundwork for challenging the outcome of the upcoming presidential election on the standards of his politician. idol of former US President Donald Trump.

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