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| Outcry as Bolsonaro's son questions value of democracy in Brazil | Outcry as Bolsonaro's son questions value of democracy in Brazil |
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| The rumbustious son of Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has come under heavy fire from across the political spectrum after claiming rapid political change was unachievable “through democratic means”. | The rumbustious son of Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has come under heavy fire from across the political spectrum after claiming rapid political change was unachievable “through democratic means”. |
| Carlos Bolsonaro – a politician and social media fanatic known for his incendiary and often unintelligible tweets – sparked the maelstrom on Monday evening with a 43-word post on Twitter. | Carlos Bolsonaro – a politician and social media fanatic known for his incendiary and often unintelligible tweets – sparked the maelstrom on Monday evening with a 43-word post on Twitter. |
| “The transformation Brazil wants will not happen at the speed we yearn for through democratic means,” he tweeted to his 1.3 million followers. | “The transformation Brazil wants will not happen at the speed we yearn for through democratic means,” he tweeted to his 1.3 million followers. |
| That comment triggered an immediate outcry in a country which only emerged from two decades of dictatorship in 1985 and whose current leader is a notorious pro-torture admirer of that military period and other authoritarian regimes. | That comment triggered an immediate outcry in a country which only emerged from two decades of dictatorship in 1985 and whose current leader is a notorious pro-torture admirer of that military period and other authoritarian regimes. |
| “Yes, I’m in favour of a dictatorship,” Jair Bolsonaro once told Brazil’s congress. | “Yes, I’m in favour of a dictatorship,” Jair Bolsonaro once told Brazil’s congress. |
| The conservative Estado de São Paulo newspaper condemned Carlos Bolsonaro’s “vile statement” and demanded an urgent statement from his father on the matter. | The conservative Estado de São Paulo newspaper condemned Carlos Bolsonaro’s “vile statement” and demanded an urgent statement from his father on the matter. |
| “If this was just any old fruitcake publishing such freedom-destroying nonsense on the internet … there would be no reason to worry. But the one going public to flirt with coup-mongering … was one of the sons of the president of the republic,” the broadsheet complained in an editorial. | “If this was just any old fruitcake publishing such freedom-destroying nonsense on the internet … there would be no reason to worry. But the one going public to flirt with coup-mongering … was one of the sons of the president of the republic,” the broadsheet complained in an editorial. |
| Writing in Rio’s O Globo newspaper, commentator Bernardo Mello Franco called the comment a deliberate attempt to fire up Bolsonaro’s base and disguise his shortcomings as president amid a slump in support. | Writing in Rio’s O Globo newspaper, commentator Bernardo Mello Franco called the comment a deliberate attempt to fire up Bolsonaro’s base and disguise his shortcomings as president amid a slump in support. |
| “Carlos Bolsonaro said what his dad thinks,” Mello Franco warned, pointing to the “authoritarianism in the [family’s] blood”. | “Carlos Bolsonaro said what his dad thinks,” Mello Franco warned, pointing to the “authoritarianism in the [family’s] blood”. |
| Another political observer, Bruno Boghossian, compared Carlos Bolsonaro’s words to those of the Peru’s former dictator Alberto Fujimori. | Another political observer, Bruno Boghossian, compared Carlos Bolsonaro’s words to those of the Peru’s former dictator Alberto Fujimori. |
| Brazil: tortured dissidents appalled by Bolsonaro's praise for dictatorship | Brazil: tortured dissidents appalled by Bolsonaro's praise for dictatorship |
| Even Bolsonaro’s vice-president, Hamilton Mourão, was forced to weigh in on Brazil’s latest filial crisis, declaring democracy “essential” to western civilization. | Even Bolsonaro’s vice-president, Hamilton Mourão, was forced to weigh in on Brazil’s latest filial crisis, declaring democracy “essential” to western civilization. |
| During an interview in Brazil’s capital, Brasília, the opposition senator Randolfe Rodrigues said Carlos Bolsonaro’s pronouncement underlined how taking a stand against Bolsonaro’s far-right administration had become “a civilizational, democratic and humanitarian task”. | During an interview in Brazil’s capital, Brasília, the opposition senator Randolfe Rodrigues said Carlos Bolsonaro’s pronouncement underlined how taking a stand against Bolsonaro’s far-right administration had become “a civilizational, democratic and humanitarian task”. |
| “Each day Brazilian democracy is being subjected to a litmus test – by the president’s declarations, by the declarations of his sons, and by the acts they commit,” Rodrigues said. | “Each day Brazilian democracy is being subjected to a litmus test – by the president’s declarations, by the declarations of his sons, and by the acts they commit,” Rodrigues said. |
| “However long his government lasts … I’m convinced these will be among the saddest pages in Brazilian history,” Rodrigues added, pointing to the multi-pronged threat he said Bolsonaro represented to Brazil’s environment, international reputation and young democracy. | “However long his government lasts … I’m convinced these will be among the saddest pages in Brazilian history,” Rodrigues added, pointing to the multi-pronged threat he said Bolsonaro represented to Brazil’s environment, international reputation and young democracy. |
| “It will take us many years to recover from the number of civilizational setbacks Bolsonaro is ushering in.” | “It will take us many years to recover from the number of civilizational setbacks Bolsonaro is ushering in.” |
| Carlos Bolsonaro responded to the criticism in waspish fashion, blaming the outcry on journalists he branded “scoundrels”, “scum”, “filth” and “trash”. | Carlos Bolsonaro responded to the criticism in waspish fashion, blaming the outcry on journalists he branded “scoundrels”, “scum”, “filth” and “trash”. |
| “Now I’m a dictator? Fucking hell!” he tweeted. | |
| Addressing lawmakers in Brasília, his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, downplayed the remark as “no big deal”. | Addressing lawmakers in Brasília, his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, downplayed the remark as “no big deal”. |
| He claimed it was “vultures” on Brazil’s left – which has largely declined to condemn Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime in Venezuela – who were enamoured with autocrats, not his family. | He claimed it was “vultures” on Brazil’s left – which has largely declined to condemn Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime in Venezuela – who were enamoured with autocrats, not his family. |
| “They are dictatorship lovers,” Bolsonaro shouted. | “They are dictatorship lovers,” Bolsonaro shouted. |
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