SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wouldn’t give you the option to control how his supporters react, his son mentioned when requested if Brazil may see the equal of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol if election ends in October are disputed.
The feedback by Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who’s operating his father’s re-election marketing campaign, in a newspaper interview on Thursday are unlikely to ease mounting international considerations in regards to the presidential election.
Bolsonaro, a far-right former military captain, trails leftist former President Luiz Inacio da Silva within the polls and has repeatedly floated the concept he might not settle for any consequence through which he loses.
In the O Estado de S. Paulo interview, Flavio Bolsonaro was requested whether or not Brazil may see a repeat of the Jan. 6 riots, when supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Flavio Bolsonaro mentioned his father, who idolizes Trump, would by no means inform his supporters what actions to take, however mentioned he wouldn’t give you the option to control their reactions.
“How can we control it?” he was quoted as saying. “In my view, Trump did not ship anybody there (to assault the Capitol). People noticed issues within the U.S. electoral system, have been outraged and did what they did.
“There was no command from the president, and President Bolsonaro won’t ever do such a factor,” he added.
Flavio didn’t say whether or not his father – who has repeatedly made claims of election fraud with out offering any proof – would settle for the election outcomes if he loses.
“The president is simply calling for a secure and clear election,” he mentioned.
Flavio Bolsonaro’s Senate workplace didn’t instantly reply to an emailed request for remark.
This week’s testimony at congressional hearings on the lethal U.S. Capitol assault portrayed an enraged Trump throwing meals towards a White House wall, voicing help for threats towards his vice chairman and dismissing the information that some of his supporters, claiming a rigged 2020 election, had come armed with rifles.
(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Nick Macfie)
