The serious incident in which an ally of Bolsonaro threw grenades at the police, wounding 2

President Jair Bolsonaro ordered Justice Minister Anderson Torres to travel to Rio de Janeiro to put an end to the crisis and emphasized that those who shot the police should be arrested.

In the attack, Jefferson, the former leader of the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB), fired several shots from a rifle and smashed the windshield of a police car.

Jefferson was placed under house arrest for insulting and threatening the President of the Brazilian Supreme Court, Carmen Lucia.

But Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered his arrest after the politician violated the terms of his house arrest, which stipulated that Jefferson would not post anything online.

But on Saturday, he recorded a video referring to the minister as “Carmen Lucifer” and comparing her to “…prostitutes“.

Re-election candidate Jair Bolsonaro rejected Jefferson’s remarks against Secretary Carmen Lucia and criticized her armed response to police officers.

Then he posted a video on social media, in which he tried.criminalto his political ally.

“Roberto Jefferson has just been arrested. The treatment that anyone who shoots a police officer receives is that of a criminal. I offer my solidarity with the police officers who were injured in the incident,” he said.

For his part, opposition candidate Luis Inacio Lula da Silva declared that Jefferson’s reaction “is not appropriate behaviour, it is not normal behaviour.”

“This has never happened in Brazilian politics. We are competing in many elections, We have never seen such a perversion“Such a crime and stupidity perpetrated by this citizen is my opponent in the country,” Lula da Silva said.

A few days before the second round of next Sunday’s presidential election, between Bolsonaro and leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, political tensions in Brazil continue to escalate.

Lula is still considered the favorite to win the race, but Bolsonaro’s camp says he can win re-election.

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