President Alberto Fernández stated on Sunday afternoon that “those who rose up against democracy and those who financed” that movement in Brazil “must be punished” and sent his support to the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who decreed this Sunday the federal intervention of the security organizations in Brasilia after supporters of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro tried to carry out a coup.
Democracy is the only political system that guarantees freedoms and obliges us to respect the popular verdict.
– Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) January 8, 2023
“Democracy must be respected, those who promote an uprising against democracy and finance those uprisings must be punished. They cannot go unpunished,” Fernández said in an interview with a Brazilian TV channel.
And he exemplified: “We have experienced it in Argentina with those responsible for the last dictatorship and more recently in Bolivia with the de facto president Jeanine Áñez.”
“The events that we saw today we know that they are not generated from nothing. Mobilizing this amount of people and seeing the amount is only possible with the consent of power. Such a mobilization is only possible with someone who supports that and it seems to me that this is investigate and sanction is healthy for the Republic,” he said on the BandNews chain.
The Argentine head of state he highlighted the decision of his colleague Lula da Silva to order the federal intervention of the security agencies in Brasilia and asserted that “it is the right path to look for those responsible.”
We are together with the Brazilian people to defend democracy and not allow #NeverMore the return of the coup ghosts promoted by the right.
– Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) January 8, 2023
“This is to respect democracy. Those who go against it must be punished in legal proceedings, in accordance with current regulations, and they cannot go unpunished,” he asserted.
“It does no good for any country to see these images” of the coup attempts, he said, adding: “Seeing this is harmful to Brazil and to the region. We must unite to defend democracy. We must respect majorities and respect differences “.
He further stated that during “the years of (Jair) Bolsonaro’s presidency” Brazil “was far from the concert of nations.”
“His voice disappeared from the G20 and Mercosur. He was absent from international forums,” he added.
In addition, the Argentine head of state underlined his support for President Lula who “must tell me what he needs and I will be by his side.”
“The commitment between Argentina and Brazil is many years old,” said Fernández and assured that “President Lula knows of my commitment to democracy and the respect I have for him.”
“This is much more important. It is much more important, regardless of the governments that are there. I have a sincere and deep affection for Lula as a friend. Lula is the best thing that can happen to Brazil and the region. He is a leader for the entire region,” he said.
He also stated that established contact with the Brazilian president through former Defense Minister and PT member Celso Amorim, with whom he was in “permanent” dialogue while the events were taking place.
“Let all the people of Brazil know that they have all the solidarity of the Argentine people, we deeply regret what we have seen. May the Brazilian judicial system find those responsible, who have financed these issues,” Alberto Fernández completed.
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, decreed this Sunday the federal intervention of the security organizations in Brasilia after the attacks that hundreds of supporters of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, perpetrated this afternoon against the headquarters of the three public powers, in the capital, and warned that the “terrorists” who led them “will pay with all the force of the law.”
Support for Lula on social networks
Earlier, President Fernández repudiated “the coup attempt” on social networks and as pro tempore president of Celac and Mercosur, called on member countries to unite “in this unacceptable anti-democratic reaction that is trying to impose itself in Brazil.”
This was stated by the head of state on his Twitter account, where he stated: “Democracy is the only political system that guarantees freedoms and obliges us to respect the popular verdict.”
“Those who try to ignore the will of the majorities, threaten democracy and deserve not only the corresponding legal sanction, but also the absolute rejection of the international community,” added Fernández regarding the seizure of the Planalto Palace, the National Congress and the Supremo Tribunal Federal (Supreme Court), in Brasilia.
I want to express my rejection of what is happening in Brasilia. My unconditional support and that of the Argentine people to @LulaOficial in the face of this coup attempt that he is facing.
– Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) January 8, 2023
Along these lines, the president expressed his “repudiation of what is happening in Brasilia” and expressed his “unconditional support and that of the Argentine people for (Brazilian President) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the face of this attempted coup that is facing up”.
“As president of Celac and Mercosur, I put the member countries on alert so that we unite in this unacceptable anti-democratic reaction that is trying to impose itself in Brazil”he exhorted.
He also asked to demonstrate “firmly and with unity our total adherence to the government democratically elected by the Brazilians headed by President Lula.”
“We are together with the Brazilian people to defend democracy and never again allow the return of the coup ghosts promoted by the right,” he concluded.
