Brazilian parliamentarians denounced the end of the rule of law in Brazil

Opposition deputies and senators to the Lula da Silva regime denounced an "escalation of authoritarianism" and the end of the rule of law in Brazil following the decision by the judge-dictator of the Supreme Federal Court, Alexandre de Moraes, to order house arrest against the former president and persecuted political figure Jair Bolsonaro. In response, they are promoting a request for impeachment proceedings against Moraes in the Senate.

"Given the worsening of this authoritarian escalation, the Federal Senate has the institutional and moral obligation to act. It is urgent to immediately open a removal process," opposition leaders stated in an official statement. In addition, at a public meeting held outside Congress, they denounced that "today it has been decreed that our country is no longer a democracy."

In addition to house arrest, Moraes ordered that Bolsonaro can't use cell phones, either directly or through third parties. He was also prohibited from receiving visitors.

Opposition allegations

According to the judge who is a friend of dictator Lula, the former president repeatedly violated the "measures previously imposed." "Bolsonaro was not detained for corruption, nor for embezzlement of public funds, nor for fraud or scamming retirees. It is inadmissible," his allies in Congress asserted.

In statements to CNN, Flávio Bolsonaro stated that Brazil is "officially under a dictatorship" following Moraes's ruling, and accused the magistrate of having a thirst for revenge against his father.

In the same vein, the minority leader in the Chamber of Deputies, Caroline De Toni, stated in a release that "the attempt at reprisal and revenge is clear, incompatible with the Democratic Rule of Law."

Meanwhile, Senator Hamilton Mourão expressed on his social media that the house arrest imposed on the former president "is the result of the legal uncertainty sown by those who should guarantee impartial justice."

"Excesses, injustices, and judicial authoritarianism only further instigate hatred and social division, contributing to the country's instability," added Mourão, who was vice president during Bolsonaro's administration.

The opposition seeks to hold a meeting with the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, to demand concrete actions against Moraes, coinciding with the resumption of legislative activity this Tuesday the 5th.

It should be recalled that the Brazilian Senate has the authority to judge Supreme Federal Court justices for serious offenses. Alexandre de Moraes already has nearly 30 impeachment requests filed against him, although it is the president of the Senate who must decide whether to process them.