Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Souza will speak this Thursday at a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia.
This session is scheduled to feature speeches by the President of the Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, and the Presidents of the Federal Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco and the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lear, as well as those responsible for the commissions established in the two Brazilian halls for these celebrations.
This commemorative meeting will be attended by the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, the second figure in the Portuguese state, who participates in the celebration of the bicentenary of Brazil’s independence at the invitation of the President of the Brazilian Federal Senate.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in Brasilia on Tuesday to attend the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence at the invitation of Bolsonaro, with whom he had a bilateral meeting lasting about 20 minutes at the Itamaraty Palace.
The President of Portugal stated that “it would be incomprehensible if Portugal were not represented at the highest level” at Brazil’s 200th anniversary celebrations and rejected the possibility of being associated with the Brazilian electoral campaign, saying that “they are two completely different things” . “.
Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau are the other two countries represented at the Brazilian Bicentennial of Independence celebrations by their respective heads of state, José María Neves and Umaro Sissoko Embalo.
On Wednesday, Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, together with Jair Bolsonaro, took part in the Set de Setembro civil-military parade in the center of the honorary tribune and offered dinner to representatives of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP). . ) is present in Brazil.
The celebration of the bicentenary of Brazil’s independence comes at a time when the official campaign for the Brazilian presidential election on 2 October is under way, followed by a runoff on 30 October, for which Jair Bolsonaro and former President Lula da Silva are among the candidates.
The program of the President of Portugal in Brazil ends with a reception for the Portuguese community at the Navio Escola Sagres in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
