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.
