José Luiz Datena, a PSDB candidate, attacked Pablo Marçal, from a small right-wing party, and everything ended up in chaos. The images.
On Sunday night, Brazil experienced an unprecedented scene in the country’s political history during a televised debate between mayoral candidates. J
José Luiz Datena, PSDB candidate, attacked Pablo Marçal, from a small right-wing party, with a chairThe assault occurred after Marçal mention a case of sexual harassment who had been accused of Datenabut later dismissed.
Chaos in a political debate in Brazil: a candidate hit another with a chair on the head
The host of the debate, Leão Serva described the incident as “one of the most absurd events in the history of Brazilian television” and called for calm in order to continue the debate.
And he added: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to make headlines for the worst scene ever seen in a debate. I ask you to behave so that we can finish the debate well.”
After the attack, Datena was expelled from the program and Marçal was taken to the hospital for medical attention. Despite the unusual attack, the debate continued with the four remaining candidates.
Hours after the violent episode that swept through the whole Brazil and the world, Datena He spoke publicly and acknowledged: “I lost my mind. Unfortunately I lost my mind and I shouldn’t have acted like that.”
This unexpected event underlines the high level of tension and rivalry in the electoral contest of Saint Paulthe most populated city in the West and industrial engine of Brazil.
Source: Ambito
