Bolsonaro’s party announces it will oppose Lula da Silva’s government in the next legislature
The Liberal Party (PL, right), formation of the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, which will have more federal deputies (99) and senators (15) in the next legislature, announced yesterday that it would be opposition to the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which will take office next Jan. 1.
In a press conference, the president of the PL, Valdemar Costa Neto, affirmed that “the PL will not renounce its banners of ideas, and will be opposition to the future president”.
He avoided conceding da Silva’s victory in the elections of last Oct. 30, just like President Jair Bolsonaro.
“We will wait for the Army’s report tomorrow on the elections. We have several questions we asked the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). We will wait for these answers,” he said.
The PL president also assured that the formation would offer Jair Bolsonaro to be the party’s honorary president once he leaves the presidency, next Jan. 1.
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