A few hours before the election began, influencer Virginia Fonseca, 24, caused controversy by asking her fans and voters to vote without thinking about the other’s reality. Through Stories, she said that the best thing would be to imagine reality itself.
“Today is election day. Vote consciously, it is our right and it is in our hands to decide what will be best for our Brazil. Don’t be carried away by the reality of the other. Think about your reality, your principles and your values. That’s it. Vote for yourself, for your son, for your family, our most precious asset”, he commented.
She quickly began to be criticized on social media as having a selfish mindset. Later, with backlash, Virginia returned to Instagram to say that she was misunderstood. And she decided to explain her point of view better.
“I’m even shaking, very nervous. What I meant is that you vote according to the opinion formed, your thinking. It’s not for you to vote because so-and-so is going to vote. That’s what I said. ‘I’m against hunger, unemployment , so I’m going to vote for this candidate because he’s against it too.’
“‘I’m going to vote for so-and-so’. But why are you going to vote for so-and-so? Just because the other is going to vote? Vote for him because of your reality, your principles, your values, you think the same as him. That’s what I meant “, he amended.
The influencer’s husband, Zé Felipe, 24, had already declared his support for the current president, Jair Bolsonaro (PL). In a video that circulates on social networks, it is possible to see him and his father, singer Leonardo, 59, singing a song that says: “Who will win the election is who is not there in prison. President and captain”. In the middle of each stretch, they seem to say the letter “B”, a reference to Bolsonaro.
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