Vinícius Prates – Estado de Minas
Posted on 1/5/2023 6:38 PM / Updated on 1/5/2023 6:39 PM
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Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) published a video walking through an establishment of the Publix supermarket chain and some Bolsonaristas are seeing it as a “sign”. The publication was made on the ‘Bolsonaro TV’ profile, in which the former president promotes the app of the same name.
In the publication there are no details about when the video was filmed. He looks at the camera and waves. The video was originally published by US journalist Jonathan L. Krohn and later replicated on the former president’s updates profile.
Out of Brazil since last Friday (12/30), when he left for Orlando, in the United States, the video was shared without any subtitles. In the comments, some bolsonaristas speculated that the video was a “signal” for a coup that is about to happen in the country.
“Did he mean, GO TO THE MARKET?????”; “ORIENTATION: Go to the market because things are going to get ugly in a few days hemm!!! Interpretation of the video!”; “He gave the message… Stocking up on food will be necessary”, speculated some users.
Since the election results, extremist supporters of the former president have demonstrated throughout Brazil calling for a coup, in an attempt to prevent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) from governing the country. Lula was sworn in last Sunday (1/1).
Publix Network
According to a column by Leonardo Sakamoto, from UOL, Julie Fancelli, daughter of the founder of the network, is a supporter of former President of the United States (USA), Donald Trump, and helped finance a demonstration against the victory of the current President of the United States. , Joe Biden, elected in 2020.
By losing the election, Trump encouraged his supporters to “protest” against the result. With that, Trumpists invaded the Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, claiming fraud in the presidential elections.
The Capitol houses the Senate and Chamber and is where the inauguration of the president-elect takes place. The invasion took place on January 6, 2021, precisely on the date when the two legislative houses would meet to ratify Joe Biden’s victory.
posts as president
On social media, Bolsonaro continues to ignore the end of his term (2019 – 2022) and publish figures and measures of his government as if he were still President of the Republic.
On Tuesday (1/3), it announced a supposed reduction in energy tariffs. Yesterday (4/1), he used social networks to highlight the sanction of a Bill that regulates telemedicine throughout the country.
His social media profiles still describe him as ‘President of the Republic’ in his biography, as well as “Parachutist Captain of the Brazilian Army” and “Candidate for re-election with number 22”.
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