Governors meet with President Lula, condemn anti-democratic acts
A day after the coup acts that resulted in the destruction of the Congress, the Planalto presidential palace and the Supreme Court, governors, or vice-governors of 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District met in Brasilia on Monday night (Jan. 9) with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to reaffirm the defense of democracy and condemn attempts at institutional breakdown in the country. Head of the House of Representatives Arthur Lira, acting head of the Senate Veneziano Vital do Rêgo, and head of the Supreme Court Rosa Weber, as well as other justices of the Supreme Court have also participated in the meeting."It is important to emphasize that this forum [of governors] respects the various political shades that make up the ideological and party plurality of our country, but we all ...