Nikolas Ferreira: First point, this is a very noble gesture by Bolsonaro, because after all he could simply say no, I'm not part of the liberation batch, so I'll ask you to vote against.
Nikolas Ferreira: But no, even imprisoned, even under an unjust, disproportionate imprisonment — 27 years for a coup — while people commit scandals, including now billionaires who get out of jail in a week.
He decided to have those families, those hostages, released.
Nikolas Ferreira: And here there's a very important point that I need you to understand.
Nikolas Ferreira: These people, let's suppose they're 100 hostages; if you say we're going to take 50 of those hostages out, that's already a step.