The son of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has published a book revealing details of a tense meeting in which his father, still refusing to accept his electoral defeat, summoned the country's top military commanders in the final weeks of his presidency. Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior's account describes how defence minister Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira distributed a document to the heads of the navy, army, and air force — a move that has raised fresh questions about whether Bolsonaro was exploring ways to overturn the election result that sent Lula da Silva back to power. The book arrives at a pivotal moment as the former president's son positions himself as a contender in the upcoming presidential race, potentially challenging Lula's re-election bid while casting a shadow over the stability of Brazil's democratic institutions.
Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidencyThe far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting.The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, took out a document from a plastic folder and handed copies to the commanders of the navy, army and air force. Continue reading...
