Bolsonaro says he will comply with the Constitution; Ciro Nogueira will begin the transition
Two days after losing the election, the president made a two-minute speech and thanked all for the votes he received. He criticized attitudes such as invasion of property and curtailment of the right to come and go.
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) spoke two days after the result of the election that voted him out .
Bolsonaro made a short speech lasting two minutes, in which he said he will continue to comply with the Constitution. The minister of the Civil House, Ciro Nogueira, stated that he will begin the transition of government soon
In his speech, Bolsonaro disagreed with being called undemocratic and said he always played “within the four lines of the Constitution”.” I have always been labeled undemocratic and, unlike my accusers, I have always played within the four lines of the Constitution. I have never spoken of controlling or censoring the media and social networks. As President of the Republic and a citizen, I will continue to fulfill all the commandments of Constitution,” he said.
Bolsonaro also said that peaceful demonstrations are welcome , he criticized road blocks .The truck drivers who supports the president have been blocking roads in the country since late Sunday , they have refused to concede the results that elected the leftist , Lula da Silva
“I want to start by thanking the 58 million Brazilians who voted for me on October 30th. The current popular movements are the result of indignation and a feeling of injustice at the way the electoral process took place. Peaceful demonstrations will always be welcome, but our methods cannot be those of the leftists , which always harmed the population, such as invasion of properties , destruction of patrimonies and restriction of the rights to come and go,” he continued.
The election result was confirmed by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) at 7:57 pm on Sunday, when 98.81% of the polls had already been counted. At that time, Lula had 50.83% of valid votes and could no longer be reached by Bolsonaro, who accounted for 49.17% of valid votes.
In all, with 100% of the polls counted, president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva obtained 60.3 million votes, and Bolsonaro, 58.2 million votes. In the speech, Bolsonaro did not mention Lula’s name. Traditionally, defeated candidates call the president elects name .
Shortly after Bolsonaro’s brief speech, Ciro Nogueira took the microphone from the pulpit to talk about the transition of government, a topic that was not addressed by the president.
“President Jair Bolsonaro authorized, when it’s time , based on the law, to start the transition process”, Says the minister
The PT president , Gleisi Hoffmann , according to her on behalf of President Lula, said that on Thursday the name of Vice President Geraldo Alckmin will be formalized.
The first public speech by Jair Bolsonaro after the defeat in the elections was preceded by an intense movement at Palácio da Alvorada, the official residence of the Presidency of the Republic, where he closed himself in recent days.
This afternoon , cars from various ministries arrived at the scene, taking the ministers scheduled to compose the “scenario” of Bolsonaro’s statement. The ministries of Justice and Public Security, Science and Technology, Education, Environment, Regional Development, Citizenship, Economy, Human Rights, Labor, Foreign Affairs, Civil House, Agriculture and Health held indoor meeting with the outgoing president.
The president , in his statement , said he will not congratulate Lula da Silva or will have anything to do with the president elect .
