PodcastTurkey condemns pro-Bolsonaro riots in Brazil
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the invasion of government buildings by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, saying that elections should be respected.
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Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Jan. 9 condemned thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro storming key government buildings in Brazil.
“It is important to respect the results of elections and the democratic processes that reflect the will of the people in the country,” the ministry said in a statement.
“We express our solidarity with the Government of President Lula da Silva and the Brazilian people in the face of these acts of violence,” it added.
Press Release Regarding the Acts of Violence Targeting the Government of President Lula da Silva and Democratic Institutions in Brazil https://t.co/TAeD0O2N0D pic.twitter.com/YzdJ57mGZW
— Turkish MFA (@MFATurkiye) January 9, 2023
Thousands of Bolsonaro's backers stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace on Jan. 8 following the inauguration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro's leftist rival, according to reporting by Reuters.