Bolsonaro does not comment on Guedes' statement on AI-5

While leaving the Alvorada Palace this Tuesday, the 26th, President Bolsonaro avoided commenting on the Guedes statement on AI-5. The economy minister stated that people should not be scared if someone asked for the institutional act in times of street demonstrations called by former President Lula. Paulo Guedes' statement was made in Washington this Thursday, the 26th, while he was talking to journalists. Do you want to know more information about how Bolsonaro reacted to the question about the Minister of Economy's statement? Then continue reading our article.

More information on how Bolsonaro reacted to Guedes' statement on AI-5

As soon as Bolsonaro heard the question regarding the minister’s statement on the AI-5, he said he would prefer to talk about the “AI-38”. That was how he referred to his Alliance for Brazil party. Soon after, he asked them to ask another question.

It is worth remembering that Institutional Act number 5 was one of the decrees issued by the military dictatorship that, among other things, authorized the closure of the National Congress, the revocation of mandates, the tightening of censorship and the confiscation of private property.

Although he has not made any statement regarding what was said by Guedes, Bolsonaro said that the minister is responsible for taking care of the economy. “I am the football coach and the 22 ministers enter the field. It is Paulo Guedes who is playing in the economy”, he said.

The president made this statement when commenting on the way in which the minister dealt with the high value of the dollar. Guedes declared this Monday, the 25th, that he is not concerned with the currency's value above R$ 4.20. In addition, he said that her level should remain that way. With that statement in mind, the President stated that he expected the value of the dollar to decline during the day. However, he said that what the minister said is said.

More information on Guedes' statement on the AI-5

As already mentioned, when Paulo Guedes referred to Institutional Act number 5, he was commenting on Lula's attitude of calling the population to the streets. It is worth remembering that the former president is a great critic of the economic policy of the current government.

Guedes said he thought it was irresponsible for the PT party to call “someone out on the street now to make a break”. He also said that people who believe in a democracy should wait for their representative to win and be elected. He even questioned Lula's act of calling the population "to break the street" in just 10 months of Bolsonaro's government and, later, he said, for people not to be scared if someone asked for the AI-5.

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