President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be inaugurated as supporters of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro camp in the capital and other cities, calling for a coup to keep him in office.
on Friday with apparent plans to skip the traditional handover of the presidential sash to his successor, a symbolic reaffirmation of Brazil’s young democracy.In a farewell speech live-streamed Friday, a teary Bolsonaro continued to claim his election loss was unfair, but acknowledged that a new administration would take office Sunday.
“Leaders that should reassure and unite the nation let their silence or inopportune and deleterious protagonism create a climate of chaos and social disintegration," Mourão said, without mentioning Bolsonaro, or any leader, by name. “And irresponsibly they let the Armed Forces of all Brazilians pay the bill, some by inaction, and others by fomenting a so-called coup.”reported that some of those in the pro-Bolsonaro camp in Brasilia cursed and booed Mourão as he spoke.
The surge in visitors was expected to be a boon for local businesses, but some who might benefit are wary.