“I repudiate the accusations, without evidence, that the current head of the Brazilian executive attributed to me,” said Bolsonaro, who for the first time recognized Lula as head of state with this statement.
The far-right left the country on December 29 to avoid finishing his term and handing over power to Lula and settled in the house of a businessman in Orlando, United States.
Bolsonaro said that peaceful demonstrations are part of democracy, but clarified that the invasion and vandalism of public property “such as those practiced by the left in 2013 and 2017 are outside the norms.”
In a series of messages on Twitter, Bolsonaro said that he always acted respecting the Constitution.
After the invasion of the headquarters of the three state powers in Brasilia, US legislators asked to expel Bolsonaro, an ally of former President Donald Trump, from the United States.
