In New York for the UN General Assembly, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) once again found supporters at the door of the hotel where he is staying, in scenes similar to those recorded in London, where he was on a previous agenda for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. .
When leaving the place on Tuesday morning (20), the president recorded videos and took pictures with a group that was waiting for him. Speaking to journalists, he belittled the series of polls of intention to vote that show him in second place in the race for the Palácio do Planalto, behind Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). “They’re worthless,” he said.
Asked what he would do if he lost the election, he said: “I’m not going to talk about it, we’re going to win in the first round.” Bolsonaro also stated that he will defend the country’s image in his speech at the General Assembly and cited figures for improvement in the economy, before repeating the slogan that “Brazil is doomed to grow” – his term, however, ends with the country’s highest indebtedness. .
Earlier, about 40 supporters gathered in front of Bolsonaro’s hotel shouting slogans and taking pictures with officials and notorious supporters, such as Pastor Silas Malafaia, who accompanied the president’s entourage to the US after also traveling with him to the UK. .
Bolsonaro walked to the back street of the hotel to reach the vehicle that would take him to the UN, carrying with him a cheerleading squad, as well as security guards and journalists, which caught the attention of Americans passing by.
On Monday night (19), about 60 supporters of the president argued with other protesters at the entrance of the hotel. At around 7 pm, local time (8 pm in Brasília), five people opposed to Bolsonaro arrived at the scene carrying banners with the words in English “Brazilians against fascism” and “51 real estate in cash” — a reference to a report by the portal. UOL on transactions by the Bolsonaro family for the purchase of properties.
The two groups then clashed and exchanged curses. Bolsonaristas sang the national anthem and shouted “bandits”, “I came for free” and “go to Venezuela”, among other slogans. Counter-protesters responded with chants of “genocidal”.
Local officials acted to try to separate the protesters and prevent them from entering into a direct confrontation. A NYPD vehicle followed the movement.
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