Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on On Saturday he sacked the country’s army chief, General Julio Cesar de Arruda, amid concerns over Threats to democracy in the country in getting up of January 8 riots in DC by supporters of former Leader Jair Bolsonaro.
the firing of aruda, who He has been captain since December 28, it was reported earlier on Saturday by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo and TV network Globonenews. He will be replaced by General Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, head of the army of A source in the Southeast said.
Brazilian Army and Ministry of Did the defense right away comment on Subject.
Lula said this week that the intelligence services failed on January 8, when government buildings in Brasília was stormed by the supporters of far right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Previously, Lula said he suspected collusion.people in Armed forces” in The uprising, during which several thousand Bolsonaro supporters invaded the Congress and looted its building, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court.
Arruda had attended the meeting with Lola on Friday with the leaders of Marine Marcos Sampaio Olsen and air forceMarcelo Kanitz Damasino.
Defense Minister Jose Museo Montero told reporters after the meeting that the Jan. 8 riots were not like that. main The topic of discussion, however added that any involvement of military personnel in Will be riots punished.
Lola recently said that his file government It would purge hardline Bolsonaro loyalists from the security forces. many of protesters who Hooligans in called Brasilia for a military A coup to restore Bolsonaro to power.
