President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil’s military chief Saturday amid considerations over threats to the nation’s democracy following the Jan. 8 rebellion within the capital by far-right protesters.
The official web site of the Brazilian armed forces mentioned Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda had been eliminated as head of the military. He was changed by Gen. Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, who was head of the Southeast Military Command.
In current weeks, the navy has been focused by Lula after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed via authorities buildings and destroyed public property. Lula mentioned a number of occasions in public that there have been positively folks within the military who allowed the rioting to happen.
