The former Brazilian president and candidate for a new term in the elections on October 2, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, asked the country to recover on Wednesday “love and union”, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the independence of Brazil.
“This September 7 should be a day of love and unity for Brazil, but unfortunately it is not happening,” Lula wrote on social networks, alluding to what he says is the “hate speech” that he attributes to the current head of state, Jair Bolsonaro, who is also running for president and is his biggest political opponent.
200 years of independence today. September 7 must be a day of love and union for Brazil. Unfortunately, this is not the case today. I have faith that Brazil will recover its flag, sovereignty and democracy. Good day.
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– Lula 13 (@LulaOficial) September 7, 2022
I have faith that Brazil will recover its flag, its sovereignty and its democracy,” Lula added, quoted by the Spanish news agency Efe.
In these presidential elections in Brazil, Lula leads a left-wing front that intends to displace the right-wing led by Bolsonaro.
Lula da Silva remains ahead in the poll for the Brazilian presidential elections
Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro host this day civic-military parades and demonstrations in support of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, on the occasion of the bicentennial of Brazil’s independence, events that put both cities in a state of security alert.
The National Public Security Force was called to act in Brasilia: “The use of the National Force, in an episodic and planned manner, in actions to preserve public order and the safety of people and property, in the defense of property and the Union, inside the Palace of Justice”, reads a text published in the Diário da União.
expected about 280 thousand participants in official parade in Brasilia that must be inspected, being prohibited several elements such as weapons, flagpoles, glasses, aerosols and laser pointers, among others.
Special snipers and anti-bomb teams will be on site and security forces will monitor the roads leading to the country’s capital. The Cavalry, the Battalion of Police with Dogs and the Battalion of Special Police Operations (BOPE) will also be present.
The Esplanada dos Ministérios, in Brasilia, which concentrates the headquarters of the three powers in Brazil, where the official parade of the Brazilian Army is scheduled, was closed to traffic on Monday night to block the passage of trucks carrying Bolsonaro supporters They wanted to park near the places of power.
The Portuguese-speaking countries were present at the parade in the Brazilian capital, with Portugal represented by the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and by the President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, with the Heads of State of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, and from Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, as well as representatives from other Portuguese-speaking countries.
The executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), Zacarias da Costa, also participates in the celebrations.
Source: Observadora
