Bolsonaro stated that “we must remove from public life” his main electoral rival for October 2, the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvain a speech made before hundreds of thousands of people on Copacabana beach, within the framework of an electoral act that was mixed with military tributes for the bicentennial of Independence.
On top of a stage set up by his ally on the famous beach in Rio de Janeiro, the popular far-right evangelist pastor Silas Malafia, Bolsonaro called on the population to take action against the possible return of a leftist government to Brazil.
“Compare Brazil with Venezuela, with what is happening now in Argentina and with Nicaragua; they are friends of the nine-fingered bandit who contests the election, this type of people has to be extirpated from public life, they have nothing in mind“, Bolsonaro affirmed before the crowd, next to his vice candidate, the retired general Walter Braga Neto.
Lula has nine fingers because he lost his left little finger when he worked on a lathe in a metallurgical factory in 1964 and was called “Nine” (nine, in English) by former judge Sérgio Moro and Lava Jato prosecutors in a derogatory manner in the case. which was finally annulled due to political persecution.
The president used Independence Day, a holiday, in Rio de Janeiro with a 13-kilometer motorcycle caravan where he heard insults and shouts of “Lula president” as he passed through the neighborhoods of the southern Rio de Janeiro area to Copacabana beach.
Bolsonaro listed a series of issues on the agenda of the extreme right that he leads, such as the non-legalization of abortion, the rejection of the legalization of drugs and respect for private property.
The president also lashed out without naming him Alexandre de Moraes, the president of the Supreme Electoral Court and judge of the Supreme Federal Court for having raided the homes of 8 Bolsonaro business tycoons who had promoted in whatsapp groups not to respect the electoral result in case of Lula’s victory and finance a coup.
“I was in Brasilia a while ago with the businessmen unjustly accused of being coup plotters. We stand by these people who had their privacy violated. We want Brazilians to have more and more freedom to be able to decide their future,” he said.
The president said that the Independence Bicentennial Day will end with his presence in the match between Flamengo and Velez Sársfield, for the Copa Libertadores semifinal.
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Later, in Brasilia, the president also lashed out at his electoral rival and questioned the media about the polls that showed him as the loser. “Here is not the liar DataFolha. here is our DataPueblo“, he said before thousands of followers, referring to the public opinion consultant who attributes to former president Lula gives Silva a comfortable advantage (45% of intention to vote, compared to 32% for Bolsonaro) in the elections of October 2.
In Brazil, a “battle of good against evil” is being waged. The left “wants to return to the scene of the crime. They will not return,” added the ultra-conservative, referring to the corruption scandals that rocked the ruling Workers’ Party (PT) governments between 2003 and 2016.
“Lula, thief, your place is prison!”the crowd roared about the former president who was imprisoned in the framework of the Lava Jato operation on a bribery network in the state oil company Petrobrasbefore their convictions were overturned.
The opposition has accused Bolsonaro of “usurping” the national holiday for electoral purposes. Last year, Independence Day was marked by demonstrations in his favor, with coup slogans and with the president swearing that “only God” could remove him from power.
Bolsonaro’s macho recidivism
President Bolsonaro said that the undecided must be convinced and in this context he asked to compare his wife, who became a leader of the evangelical right in Brazil, with that of Lula da Silva, the sociologist Janja Silvain a macho part of his speech in which he argued that He has no erection problems.
“At my side there is a woman of God and active in my life, not at my side, in front of me. I tell single people to look for a woman, a princess, get married and be happy,” said Bolsonaro, who assured What is it “imbrochavel” (Portuguese word that means that his member is always erect for the sexual act).
The public was encouraged and shouted the same thing, after which he kissed Michelle Bolsonaro before the public, in a supposed gesture in search of the female vote, which is key to his recovery in the polls, since according to all public opinion studies this segment is determined to support Lula.
Military parades in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro
Escorted by a tank, a smiling Bolsonaro arrived at the parade in the classic black presidential Rolls Royce, with the presidential sash on his chest, and accompanied by the first lady, Michelle Bolsonaroand several children.
Then the president got out of the vehicle and continued on foot, closely greeting thousands of people stationed to follow the military parade, which was joined by several tractors belonging to Bolsonarista supporters. “Myth, myth!“, Shouted his supporters, who gave that nickname to the ultraconservative.
During the traditional military parade, armored vehicles, troops, students and even tractors and members of an evangelical church paraded by the Esplanade of the Ministries. Air force planes flew low over the center of Brasilia.
Bolsonaro followed the parade in an official box and in absence of authorities such as the President of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the heads of Deputies and the Senate who usually attend the celebration.
In the afternoon, the spotlights fell on Rio de Janeiro and its beach Copacabanaone of the most emblematic tourist spots in Brazil.
Traditionally, the military parade in Rio takes place about 15 km away, on Avenida Presidente Vargas, in the center of the city.
Bolsonaro’s show of force
President Jair Bolsonaro greeted a crowd of motorcyclists scheduled for a procession to Copacabana, then harangued the protesters on a large platform rented by pastors allied with powerful evangelical churches.
The tycoons of agroindustry They have also contributed financially to the organization of events in the country, according to the local press.
An intense campaign was carried out on social networks to gather as many protesters as possible and the ‘youtubers‘ Bolsonarists launched appeals for donations online.
Previously, Bolsonaro stated that he expected “a great show of force to retain their votersbut also to seduce others who are more in the center,” said Paulo Baia, professor of political science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
In order not to scare away moderate voters, the head of state asked his most enthusiastic supporters to avoid banners and slogans demanding a military intervention to close the Federal Supreme Court (STF)which opened several investigations against Bolsonaro, especially for spreading false information.
According to the latest survey by the Ipec institute (formerly Ibope), published this week, Lula maintains a comfortable advantage, with 44% voting intention, compared to 31% for Bolsonaro, although the gap has narrowed in recent weeks.
Source: Ambito
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