Post by account_disabled on Mar 12, 2024 23:37:01 GMT -5
An hour after arriving at the bookstore where he launched “Nada Menos Que Tudo”, the former Attorney General of the Republic left the place with a balance of 43 books sold — of the 550 copies reserved by the publisher for the autograph night. As soon as he entered, Rodrigo Janot left: almost silent and hugged by security guards.
Upstairs at Livraria da Vila, on Alameda Lorena, in São Paulo, the authors of the book on Business Law, named after the jurist Maria Salgado, had better luck. Despite costing twice the price, the work surpassed the mark of one hundred copies sold.
"You should talk like this, like a football B2B Lead player (sic)", recommended an advisor involved in the production of the book, to try to keep the author out of more trouble. When giving the advice, she puts her hand over her mouth and then says that she realized during the conversation that "there are a lot of journalists involved".
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Janot autographs his work at Livraria da Vila
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Before trying to sound unintelligible to the press, the former PGR was focused on remaining contained.
Upon arrival, he was surrounded by a large number of journalists, photographers and cameramen, who were waiting at the door of the bookstore in the gardens — an upscale area of São Paulo. There was tension in the air.
"Today is the day of the written word. Today is the day of the book", he simply said while being escorted by two anxious security guards to the interior of the launch site in São Paulo.
The two professionals who provided Janot's security appeared nervous upon arrival and remained alert the entire time, but they were apparently not armed.
In interviews last week, the former prosecutor confessed that he entered the Federal Supreme Court armed with the intention of shooting Minister Gilmar Mendes to death and then committing suicide.
One of the security guards stood at the front of the autograph line and another was strategically closer to the event host. Two others, apparently hired by the bookstore, blocked free movement in the place.
The autograph queue was a chapter in itself. At 7:21 pm, 17 people lined up waiting for an autograph. However, despite the fact that a good part — perhaps the majority — of the people there were from the press, Janot had some fervent fans.
Among them, the most repeated word was "courage". During the period in which ConJur followed the interaction between the author and his readers, Janot was congratulated for his "courage" 29 times. He was also "celebrated" for his work at "Lava Jato" 14 times.
An elderly reader repeated both mantras of the night and even said she was a big fan. Without containing her excitement, she got close to Janot's ear to say that "you should have killed that one". The retired public prosecutor limited himself to giving a half-smile, embarrassed, at his admirer's indiscretion.
Janot also found friends with copies in line. He demonstrated intimacy with many of them. She asked if a woman missed New York. He was surprised by a man who asked his mother for an autograph.
He also posed for photos. The classic formal handshake pose was repeated many times. Not because of the excess of fans eager for an autograph, but because at times the photo hadn't turned out so good. Or the prosecutor was out of focus.
Many times there was no one in line. During these hiatuses, Janot talked about a variety of topics with his closest interlocutors. One of the most lively conversations was about Atlético-MG, the ex-PGR's favorite team which, according to him, "only loses".