Senator claims that capture “desired” by Lula’s government shows “authoritarian bias”; PF searches for more than 50 fugitives in the country
The senator Hamilton Mourão (Republicanos-RS) said this Tuesday (June 11, 2024) that he hopes that the president of Argentina, Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza, right-wing), will grant political asylum to the fugitives from January 8th. The Argentine government stated on Monday (June 10) that shelter requests will be analyzed individually.
As shown by the Power360The Federal Police (Federal Police) searches for more than 50 fugitives from January 8th in Argentina. There is no concrete number yet. Federal police officers are trying to map the location of the fugitives through the PF office in Buenos Aires, which has coordinated with the country’s police.
“The departure of those convicted and investigated for the acts of January 8th to Argentina simply shows that these people no longer trust Brazilian justice”, declared Mourão on his profile on X (former Twitter).
According to the senator, the capture “so desired” by the government of the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) shows, for him, the “authoritarian bias” It is “persecutory” of the left in power. “May Milei and the National Commission for Refugees grant them fair political asylum”he said.
Argentine government spokesman Manuel Adorni stated that “Argentina will do everything the law indicates it must do and if that means passing on information, it will do so”. Conare (National Refugee Commission), which will analyze the applications, includes representatives from the Ministries of the Interior, Foreign Affairs and other members of the government.
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