Lula da Silva This week, he separated the armed forces from having responsibility for the invasion of Congress and several other administrative buildings, an action carried out by Bolsonaro militants in early January. The president met with the commanders of the army, the navy and the air force in a meeting much discussed by the local media.
According to the Defense Minister himself, José Múcio, it would seem that the president of the neighboring nation did not hold them responsible for the events, but even so, he indicated that there were individual soldiers who should be punished for their actions, something with which the leaders of the forces armed agreed. In these weeks, the government of Lula da Silva He purged the police and other security groups close to the attack.
Since the attack the president of Brazil began with this process that separated from their posts at least 46 soldiers who were part of the administration of the Palacio de la Alvorada and 38 soldiers who were part of the Institutional Security Cabinet of the Presidency. Despite this, some people indicate that this purge is not enough and that Lula da Silva it has to further distance the military from any political weight.
“One of the requirements of a healthy democracy is that the military have no role in politics or perform more functions than those specified,” Adriana Marques, researchers at the Institute of International Relations and Defense of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro told BBC. According to her: “This process of radicalization of the military, which has become involved in politics in recent years, does not begin with former President Bolsonaro”Therefore, it calls not only for a purge but also for increasing transparency in the Armed Forces and improving the accountability process.
Lula’s visit to Argentina
This Sunday the Brazilian president will arrive in Argentina, where he will be part of the CELAC summit. This will be the first official visit that Lula makes to our country during this new presidency, which since its inception has been marked by the events of January 8.
Only on Monday morning will he start his agenda in a meeting with Alberto Fernández at the Casa Rosada, followed by a signing with various ministers of a cooperation agreement on Energy Sovereignty and Financial Integration, Defense, Health, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Antarctic Cooperation. It is not known if the possibility of a “Mercosur currency” similar to the euro will be discussed during this visit, something that has been rumored in recent weeks.