President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) minimized this Wednesday (15) the dissemination of fake news. He said that, to get rid of them, it is enough not to believe, while criticizing Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the fake news inquiry in the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
“Alexandre de Moraes’ concern is fake news. For the love of God. Hey, Leda, if I tell you a lie now, you’ll believe it if you want to. Or, if you don’t like it, you never talk to me again, you never enter my page again,” Bolsonaro said in an interview with journalist Leda Nagle’s YouTube channel.
Also according to Bolsonaro, “Alexandre de Moraes’ concern is not with the truth. He has been finding ways to wear down my government and also take some of the people who support me off the air.”
THE CNN sought out Alexandre de Moraes to comment on Bolsonaro’s statements. The minister said he will not comment. Moraes was elected yesterday president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and is expected to take office on August 16.
Application registration
In the same interview, Bolsonaro assessed that the TSE may revoke his candidacy for reelection. The president said he had no doubt that the ministers of the Court want to make his ticket unfeasible, with the aim of benefiting Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
“What do you want to prevent? [minha candidatura], there’s no doubt. If they succeed, I think they’ll make a fuss. They can even revoke my registration, a few days later the full thing is undone, but that image remains for all of Brazil, they immediately think about corruption, to help Lula ”, he said.
For Bolsonaro, “Lula is the candidate of these three: Fachin, Barroso, Alexandre de Moraes. I have no doubt about it.” THE CNN sought out ministers Edson Fachin, Luís Roberto Barroso and Alexandre de Moraes and is awaiting a return.
Candidate for vice
The president also commented on rumors of the nomination of the vice-presidential candidate on his ticket for re-election. One of those listed is retired general Walter Souza Braga Netto, a former defense minister.
“I didn’t even say that Braga Netto is my vice. How am I going to change? I’m going to change wives if I’m not even married yet. Until three weeks ago, they hit minister Carlos França a lot here [ministro das Relações Exteriores], that he would be exchanged. Every week they invent a gossip.”
The name of former agriculture minister Tereza Cristina is defended in the central block as a way for Bolsonaro to soften his image with the female electorate, according to an analysis by the analyst at CNN Gustavo Uribe.
On Monday (13), Bolsonaro said that the candidate for vice on his ticket will be defined “later”.
“[Walter Braga Netto] It is a name that is palatable. It’s a consensus name that knows how to talk to parliament. He’s a colleague of mine from the Military Academy, a little younger than I am. It could be the vice. He can be. Some people want Tereza Cristina, it’s an excellent name too. It will be defined later,” the president said earlier this week.
*Published by Renan Porto, with information from João Rosa, from CNN
Source: CNN Brasil

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