Read the full speeches by Moraes, Barroso and others on January 8

Authorities from the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches gathered this Monday (January 8, 2024) in the Black Room of the National Congress to remember 1 year of the January 8 attacks. The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), did not go to the event due to health reasons in his family in Alagoas.

O Power360 List below the full speech of the authorities present. Watch, or, if you prefer, read:

• The president of the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), Alexandre de Moraes, stated that “democracy won” and praised the union of the Three Powers in defense of the Democratic Rule of Law. Read the complete of the speech (PDF – 229 kB) or watch below (14min36s):

• The Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet Branco, declared that the role of the MPF (Federal Public Ministry) is to react to the past so that it is remembered that acts of violence against democracy will have “criminal consequences”. Read the complete of the speech (PDF – 16 kB) or watch below (4min56s):

• The president of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), minister Roberto Barroso, said that Brazil needs a “civility shock” to prevent episodes like January 8th from happening again in the country. Read the complete of the speech (PDF – 73 kB) or watch below (7min51s):

• The governor of Rio Grande do Norte, Fátima Bezerra (PT-RN), mentioned the “need” of punishment for those involved in January 8th. “It is necessary to state, yes, without amnesty. It is not a feeling of revenge, of revanchism, it is rather a pedagogical act”. Read the complete of the speech (PDF – 19 kB) or watch below (8min49s):

• The president of the Senate and the National Congress, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), stated that the Three Powers are vigilant against “traitors to the Fatherland”. Read the complete speech (PDF – 268 kB) or watch below (15min29s):