Bolsonaro goes to Supreme Court to meet with Justices; Guedes attends meeting

After addressing the nation, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right) went to the Supreme Court (STF) to meet with the Court’s Justices.

They followed Bolsonaro’s speech- the first since the second round of elections- in the room of STF President Rosa Weber.

Eight of the 11 ministers attended the meeting with the president.

Not present are judges Ricardo Lewandowski and Dias Toffoli, who are not in Brasilia, and Minister Cármen Lúcia, who left shortly before the president’s arrival.

The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, was also present.

Upon his arrival, Guedes was asked about the fact that the president had broken his silence.

“The president has always moved within the guidelines of the Constitution, he said.

Earlier, the president’s interlocutors had invited the STF ministers to a meeting at the Alvorada Palace.

The meeting was even scheduled but was canceled in the face of opposition from part of the Court, which did not want to meet with Bolsonaro before he recognized the election results.

Before Bolsonaro’s arrival, the STF released an official statement highlighting the importance of the chief executive’s declaration.

“The Supreme Court underlines the importance of the declaration of the President of the Republic, guaranteeing the right to come and go in relation to the blockades and establishing the beginning of the transition and recognizing the final outcome of the elections,” the text reads.