Bolsonaro goes to the Supreme Court against Lula da Silva and PT party president Gleisi Hoffmann

The President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right), filed a representation against President-elect Lula (PT, progressive-globalist) and the president of the Workers’ Party, federal deputy Gleisi Hoffmann, at the Supreme Court (STF).

The portal O Antagonista published the information.

Bolsonaro claims he was the victim of crimes against honor committed by both opponents.

According to the portal, the president’s representation cites the fact that he has been called “genocidal, militia, murderer, demon and cannibal” during a Petrobras rally in a favela in  Rio de Janeiro, Complexo do Alemão, and also in the PT party’s electoral propaganda.

The Ministry of Justice sent Bolsonaro’s letter to the president of the STF, Rosa Weber.

The President of the Republic asks the court to indicate competent jurisdiction for prosecution and trial and authorize the opening of a police investigation.

According to CNN Brazil, Bolsonaro’s criminal complaint also included a video of a rally held in October 2022 in Complexo do Alemão, in which Lula da Silva allegedly blamed Bolsonaro for the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco and association with militiamen.

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