Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, favorite in the presidential elections on October 2, said this Saturday that a sympathizer of his, murdered in a political discussion, was a victim of the “genocide” of the president and opposition Jair Bolsonaro, who has since repented. . the death of him.
“I tried to communicate with the family and I couldn’t. With our senator Paulo Rocha, we want to know if he has a wife or children, because the PT [Partido dos Trabalhadores, partido de Lula] You have an obligation to know everything to help this family that was a victim of the genocidal Bolsonaro,” said the former president during a campaign rally.
The murder, committed last Wednesday by a Bolsonaro supporter in a rural area of Mato Grosso, is the second to occur in the electoral campaign, after another supporter of the President and candidate for re-election killed a PT militant in Foz de Iguazu. , last July.
Lula da Silva had already linked, on Friday, the climate of violence and political polarization to the nucleus close to President Bolsonaro, leader of the extreme right and who appears in second place in voting intention polls.
Speaking to the R7 portal of the Récord channel, Bolsonaro has so far issued the only statement on the death of Benedito Cardoso dos Santos, 42, who was stabbed 15 times by a co-worker.
“I regret any death that is politically motivated, that is motivated by an argument between football fans, or any stupid motivation. I’m sorry,” said Bolsonaro, who this Saturday, at an event with the Navy in Rio de Janeiro, avoided speaking to journalists.
Lula de Silva’s rally in Taboão da Serra, in the São Paulo metropolitan region, is part of a series of mobilizations called throughout the country by unions and social movements in support of his candidacy.
Marches in favor of Lula take place this Saturday in 25 of the 27 regional capitals, some with demonstrations of hundreds of people, like the one that took place this morning on Afonso Pena Avenue, in the city of Campo Grande (west).
According to the latest survey by the Datafolha Institute, published last week, Lula da Silva leads the voting intentions for the presidential elections on October 2, with 45% compared to 32% for Bolsonaro. If necessary, the country will have a second round of presidential elections on October 30.
Source: Observadora
