The former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, favorite for the October elections, accused this Sunday the head of state of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, of campaigning during his trip to London on the occasion of the funeral of Elizabeth II of England.
Lula, who governed Brazil between 2003 and 2010, considered it “commendable” that Bolsonaro attend the queen’s funeral, but condemned that he took advantage of the trip to “make a speech” and “criticize the left” before a group of followers in London.
“Wouldn’t it be better for the genocide to visit families of people who died of covid?” Questioned the leader of the Workers’ Party (PT) during a campaign event in Florianópolis, capital of the state of Santa Catarina, when there are two weeks to go. the presidential elections.
The former trade unionist, leader in the polls with 45% of voting intentions, compared to 33% of his rival, affirmed that Bolsonaro went to London because “he needs an image at the international level.”
The leader of the Brazilian extreme right arrived in London on Sunday to participate in the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 at the age of 96.
Upon his arrival in the English capital, Bolsonaro addressed his followers from the balcony of the official residence of the Brazilian ambassador in a speech with a marked electoral tone, in which he assured that he will win the elections in the first round, despite the fact that all polls put him behind by more than 10 percentage points.
“There is no way not to win in the first round,” said Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly questioned the reliability of the electoral system, despite the fact that there have been no complaints of fraud since its implementation in 1996.
The leader of the Brazilian extreme right insisted on his ideological agenda and stressed that the majority of Brazilians do not accept discussing the legalization of abortion, the decriminalization of drugs and the so-called “gender ideology.”
