The Brazilian government has invited the heads of state of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the country’s independence on September 7, it was announced on Monday.
The information that the government led by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invited the presidents of Portuguese-speaking countries to the celebrations was confirmed by the Foreign Ministry to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo.
“So far, only the heads of state of Portuguese-speaking countries have been invited to the celebrations on the occasion of the bicentenary of Brazilian independence,” the ministry said in a statement.
Sources contacted by the Brazilian newspaper said the invitation was due to celebrations in Brasilia, including a parade.
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is due to attend an event in Brasilia. There is still no confirmation of the presence of the heads of other states of the SRSG at the commemoration.
On Saturday, during the nomination of his former infrastructure minister Tarcisio de Freitas for the São Paulo regional government, Jair Bolsonaro again called supporters to celebrate the 200th anniversary of independence on September 7th.
“On the 7th I will be in Brasilia in the morning, with people in the street, with troops marching in a parade. During the day I wanted because I was here last year (…) I know we are from São Paulo, but we are all Brazilians,” Bolsonaro said at an event marking the approval of Freitas by the Republican Party in São Paulo. Paulo.
“I know you wanted it here, but we want to innovate in Rio de Janeiro. At 4:00 pm on September 7, for the first time, our armed forces and our sister auxiliaries will parade along Copacabana Beach with our people.” he added.
This was not the first time the president had made a statement calling on his supporters to take to the streets to celebrate Brazil’s independence.
In his re-election speech on July 24, the Brazilian head of state urged his supporters to take to the streets “for the last time” that day, and then attacked judges who, in his opinion, opposed his re-election.
“We are the majority, we are good, we are ready to fight for our freedom, for our country, at the congress of the Liberal Party (LP), which confirmed its candidacy, on July 24th.
“These few deaf people in black cloaks need to understand what the voice of the people is. They need to understand that laws are made by the executive and the legislature,” Bolsonaro added, referring indirectly to judges from the STF and the Court. Superior (TSE), which he believes are acting against him and his government.
Last year, the Brazilian president also called for action in support of his government on 7 September.
Speaking in São Paulo at a protest organized on September 7, 2021 on Avenida Paulista, in the central part of the city, Bolsonaro attacked the judges, who, in his opinion, are acting against his government, and even declared that he would no longer accept court orders from the STF judge. Alexander de Moraes.
Two days later, in the midst of intense pressure over fears that his actions would lead to an institutional rupture, the Brazilian head of state released a public letter written by former Brazilian President Michel Temer in which he returned and said he never had “the intention to cause harm any of the powers.”
“That is why I want to state that my words, sometimes harsh, came from the heat of the moment and from clashes that were always aimed at the common good,” he added in the same document.
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste are the nine member states of the PCA.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
