“Our task is to unite Brazil”, says Alckmin about coup protests; “the transition has already begun”

"The transition has already started and we are going to do it in the best possible way, based on the public interest”, stated vice-president-elect Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), who also leads the team that will carry out the work on the transition of government over the next two months.

After a meeting with the current head of the Civil House, Ciro Nogueira, and with the chief minister of the Institutional Security Office of the Presidency of the Republic, general Augusto Heleno, Alckmin informed that he had a fruitful conversation and that the transition has already begun.

According to the vice-president, next Monday, after a meeting with elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), the names of the transition team will be announced, which can have up to 50 paid people – and must be made up of politicians from various parties, from inside and outside the coalition for the elections and even volunteers – so that the transition team “can have all the information” for the inauguration on January 1st.

Alckmin also said that the president of the PT, Gleisi Hoffmann, has already spoken with presidents of 9 parties who will nominate nine parties to participate in the transition group.

Alckmin on anti-democratic protests

“The right to come and go is sacred. It’s not possible to stop people from moving around, it’s serious”, emphasized Geraldo Alckmin regarding the blocking of highways by far-right protesters. According to the vice president, this type of attitude canpromehave health, harming the distribution of vaccines, food and fuel, in addition to causing losses to the economy.

“The question is who will pay for these losses and who will be held responsible?” questionor.

QuestionAsked by journalists about the protests in front of barracks calling for a military coup, Alckmin was adamant: “It is totally unreasonable and does not deserve comment.”

When answering a question about whether President Jair Bolsonaro prevaricated or encouraged coup acts, the vice-president was adamant: “President Lula made it clear in his post-election speech: our task is to unite Brazil and work on an agenda of proposals to improve life. of the population".

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