Former US President Barack Obama joined the long list of world leaders who condemned the invasion and depredation of the headquarters of the Three Powers by a Bolsonarist crowd on Sunday (8) and defended the democratic institutions of Brazil.
“The whole world has an interest in the success of Brazilian democracy,” Obama wrote in a post on Twitter late on Monday (9). “Together, we must reject any effort to overthrow or disturb the will of the Brazilian people and [devemos] affirm the peaceful transfer of power as the cornerstone of democracy.”
Current US President Joe Biden reacted to the attacks in Brasilia on Sunday night. “I condemn the attack on democracy and the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil. Brazil’s democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be shaken,” wrote the democrat on Twitter, adding that he would continue to work with the President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT).
Biden spoke by phone with Lula this Monday and reinforced the invitation to the Brazilian to visit Washington. According to a statement released by the White House, the trip should take place in early February. “[Biden] conveyed the US’s unwavering support for Brazil’s democracy and the free will of the Brazilian people, as expressed in the recent presidential elections won by President Lula”, says the note from the US government.
Of the former US presidents still alive, two Republicans and a Democrat did not speak out until this Tuesday (10). Donald Trump, who launched the invasion of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – a movement considered the inspiration for the extremists who attacked Brasilia – has not publicly commented on the Brazilian insurrection.
George W. Bush, who ruled the US from 2001 to 2009, also made no public comment about the attack. Jimmy Carter closes the list. At the age of 98, however, the democrat does not usually express his positions and stopped participating in public events.
Democrat Bill Clinton, on the other hand, used the networks to express support and solidarity with Brazil. “I join in the condemnation of the attack on Brazil’s democratic institutions. It is crucial that the peaceful transition of power be maintained and the will of the people respected”, wrote the former president.
Heads of State and government of dozens of countries expressed repudiation of what they called an attack and attack against democracy and institutions. The reaction to the Bolsonaristas insurrection also includes messages of support and solidarity for Lula.
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