The Washington Post, from the United States, stated that Eduardo Bolsonaro met with Donald Trump and that the former American president would have advised the family to contest the result of the election in Brazil. In a report published this Wednesday, the 23rd, the Post says that the meeting of President Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) “son 03” with Trump took place at ‘Mar-a-Lago’, a luxury resort that belongs to the Republican in Palm Beach, in Florida, after the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) at the polls.
Steve Bannon, a former Trump strategist who has already been arrested and recently convicted of obstructing the investigation into the 2021 attack on the Capitol, confirmed that he spoke with Eduardo Bolsonaro in the state of Arizona. Bannon told the Post that the issue was “the strength of the pro-Bolsonaro demonstrations and potential challenges over the election outcome in Brazil”.
The report, signed by journalists Elizabeth Dwoskin and Gabriela Sá Pessoa, points out that allies and advisers of the current head of the Executive are divided into the “next steps”. While some recommend contesting the result immediately, others want “a global war in defense of free speech”.
censorship claim
Jason Miller, a former Trump adviser, also confirmed that he had lunch with Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro in Florida and that they discussed “digital censorship and freedom of expression”. Other meetings of Bolsonaro’s close allies with Trump’s political advisors have been taking place, in addition to calls, according to the news, entitled “Trump assists Bannon and Miller to advise Bolsonaro on the next steps” – in free translation.
The Post reached out to Donald Trump and Eduardo Bolsonaro for comment on the story, but neither responded. The newspaper also points out that the attempt by Bolsonaro and his party, the PL, to challenge the result of the second round in court “will probably fail, but may encourage supporters”, citing that many voters of the current president are still in demonstrations and vigils in several cities in Brazil.
“Protesters have already been photographed holding signs that read #BrazilianSpring and #BrazilWasStolen, in English, showing a great connection between the right-wing movements in both countries”, says the text, in reference to the terms “Brazilian spring” and “Brazil was stolen” that have been appearing in street protests and social media posts by Jair Bolsonaro supporters.