In front of his residence in Brasilia, the man stands motionless. Crossed arms, fixed gaze, tight jaw. Thursday, September 11, when the Supreme Court is preparing to condemn him to twenty-seven years in prison for attempted coup, the former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro takes the poses in silence and addresses the photographers a strange look of his azure blue eyes. Challenge or spite? Forbidden of social networks, decked out in an electronic bracelet and assigned under house arrest, the fallen captain is reduced to mute staged.
Officially, however, the counter-offensive is launched, transferring the theater of operations of the courts to the congress. “We are not going to give up our Brazilsaid Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former head of the State on Friday. We will now, with all our strength, unite in Parliament (…) To promote the pacification of this country and grant a wide, general and unrestricted amnesty for everyone, including Jair Bolsonaro. »»
These are not theoretical hopes. In the Congress, the ultra -presenter is in a position of strength, in particular in the Chamber of Deputies, exploded in around twenty parties and dominated in three quarters by opportunistic parties and the extreme right. According to statements made by the press, around 300 out of 513 deputies are favorable to the vote of an amnesty law, far beyond the necessary majority, fixed at 257 votes.
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