Brazilian VP Mourão contests Moraes’ “anti-democratic demonstrations” thesis

By social networks, the vice president of the Republic and senator-elect, General Hamilton Mourão, contested the thesis of “anti-democratic demonstrations” unilaterally imposed by the Justice of the Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes.

“The clamor of the demonstrations we have seen since the proclamation of the result of the ballot boxes, which remained without the printed and auditable ballot, is legitimate, however many have tried to classify it as ‘antidemocratic,'” Mourão said via Twitter on Wednesday (Dec. 14).

Earlier this month, when talking about the anti-Lula protests, the vice president said that the demonstrations were legitimate but late.

According to Mourão, the people should have demonstrated when the STF annulled the convictions of the petista.

Despite being one of the main opponents to Lula da Silva’s government, Mourão praised the choice of the former president of the Brazilian Court of Audit, José Múcio Monteiro, to command the Ministry of Defense.

Recently, José Múcio said that political manifestation by military personnel in social networks would not be tolerated in his administration.

Here is Mourão’s statement:

“The clamor of the demonstrations we have seen since the proclamation of the result of the ballot boxes, which remained without the printed and auditable ballot, is legitimate; however, many have tried to classify it as “anti-democratic.”

O clamor das manifestações a que assistimos desde a proclamação do resultado das urnas, que permaneceram sem o voto impresso e auditável, é legítimo, por mais que muitos tenham tentado classificá-lo de “antidemocrático”.

— General Hamilton Mourão (@GeneralMourao) December 14, 2022

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