Brasil e Bolívia não podem tolerar "devaneios autoritários e golpismos", disse nesta terça-feira, 9, o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, durante encontro com o colega Luis Arce na cidade boliviana de Santa Cruz de La Sierra.
"Temos a enorme responsabilidade de defender a democracia contra as tentativas de retrocesso", ressaltou Lula, que chegou a Santa Cruz de La Sierra na véspera e se reuniu hoje com o presidente boliviano.
Lula lembrou em seu discurso os incidentes de 8 de janeiro de 2023, quando apoiadores do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro invadiram as sedes dos Três Poderes, em Brasília, e citou as crises políticas na Bolívia em 2019 e no mês passado.
Em tom reflexivo, disse que a manutenção do sistema democrático "provou ser ainda um terreno movediço". Arce agradeceu ao Brasil por condenar a tentativa de golpe na Bolívia e por sua solidariedade à democracia boliviana.
Sem citá-los diretamente, Lula fez alusão às diferenças entre Arce e seu mentor político, Evo Morales (2006-2019): "Em todo o mundo, a desunião das forças democráticas só tem servido à extrema direita."
Morales acusa o governo Arce de ter promovido uma decisão do Tribunal Constitucional para inabilitá-lo como candidato nas eleições de 2025. Os dois também divergem sobre a tentativa de golpe do mês passado.
Lula ainda deve participar na Bolívia de uma reunião com sindicatos de camponeses, entre outros compromissos políticos, e voltará para o país nas próximas horas.
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Militar durante mobilização na sede do governo da Bolivia
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Military troops are deployed outside the Quemado Palace at the Plaza de Armas in La Paz on June 26, 2024. Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday denounced the unauthorized gathering of soldiers and tanks outside government buildings in the capital La Paz, saying "democracy must be respected." "We denounce irregular mobilizations by some units of the Bolivian Army," Arce wrote on the X social network. Former president Evo Morales wrote on the same medium that "a coup d'état is brewing." (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
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Militares se concentram na Praça de Armas de La Paz, em frente à sede do governo, nesta quarta, 26
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Military troops are deployed outside the Quemado Palace at the Plaza de Armas in La Paz on June 26, 2024. Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday denounced the unauthorized gathering of soldiers and tanks outside government buildings in the capital La Paz, saying "democracy must be respected." "We denounce irregular mobilizations by some units of the Bolivian Army," Arce wrote on the X social network. Former president Evo Morales wrote on the same medium that "a coup d'état is brewing." (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
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Militares se concentram na Praça de Armas de La Paz, em frente à sede do governo, nesta quarta, 26
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Military troops are deployed outside the Quemado Palace at the Plaza de Armas in La Paz on June 26, 2024. Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday denounced the unauthorized gathering of soldiers and tanks outside government buildings in the capital La Paz, saying "democracy must be respected." "We denounce irregular mobilizations by some units of the Bolivian Army," Arce wrote on the X social network. Former president Evo Morales wrote on the same medium that "a coup d'état is brewing." (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
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Military troops are deployed outside the Quemado Palace at the Plaza de Armas in La Paz on June 26, 2024. Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday denounced the unauthorized gathering of soldiers and tanks outside government buildings in the capital La Paz, saying "democracy must be respected." "We denounce irregular mobilizations by some units of the Bolivian Army," Arce wrote on the X social network. Former president Evo Morales wrote on the same medium that "a coup d'état is brewing." (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
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A soldier in an armored vehicle is deployed outside the Quemado Palace at the Plaza de Armas in La Paz on June 26, 2024. Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday denounced the unauthorized gathering of soldiers and tanks outside government buildings in the capital La Paz, saying "democracy must be respected." "We denounce irregular mobilizations by some units of the Bolivian Army," Arce wrote on the X social network. Former president Evo Morales wrote on the same medium that "a coup d'état is brewing." (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
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