"Bolsonaro queria que os militares pressionassem o Congresso a aprovar o estado de exceção, que suspende garantias individuais e dá plenos poderes ao presidente. Há várias semanas o capitão já vinha preparando o terreno para adotar essa medida extrema, ao fracassar no combate à pandemia e anunciar que "o caos vem aí"."
Yup. Earlier today, his previous party tried to start a vote on a project to give him special powers, changing a law that allows this in case of war to include this pandemic, but the opposition managed to stop it.
"Bolsonaro queria que os militares pressionassem o Congresso a aprovar o estado de exceção, que suspende garantias individuais e dá plenos poderes ao presidente. Há várias semanas o capitão já vinha preparando o terreno para adotar essa medida extrema, ao fracassar no combate à pandemia e anunciar que "o caos vem aí"."
From:
https://noticias.uol.com.br/colunas/balaio-do-kotscho/2021/03/29/recusa-em-apoiar-estado-de-sitio-levou-a-demissao-do-ministro-da-defesa.htm
yeah that does make it worse like still on the 50/50 on this like it can still go either way but yeah not feeling great about my country
wait, you're brazilian?
o7 to the username btw, great find
Haha o7
So Bolsonaro is planning a state of emergency to be able to rule as a dictator? (I used Google translate as I don't speak Portuguese)
Yup. Earlier today, his previous party tried to start a vote on a project to give him special powers, changing a law that allows this in case of war to include this pandemic, but the opposition managed to stop it.
https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/03/30/lider-do-psl-tenta-mas-nao-consegue-pautar-projeto-que-amplia-poderes-de-bolsonaro-na-pandemia.ghtml