London police have been called in to assist journalists Laís Alegretti and Giovanni Bello of BBC Brasil in London to distance them from a group of supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the UK capital.
Representative, Queen II. In town for Elizabeth’s funeral. For about 5 minutes, journalists were booed, called communists and “garbage”. At one point, a protester says they are not welcome on the site, which is a busy public street.
Earlier, blogger Rodrigo Nascimento approached journalists and tried to scare them. “They must be from the USP (University of São Paulo), they’re all vaccinated, leftist,” says Rodrigo. Bolsonarista was welcomed in the European country by Chief Executive Officer and First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro. “Professional journalism is dead, as Paulo Figueiredo, who was a very good friend of ours at Jovem Pan, said. There’s no investigation anymore, they don’t come here to tell us the truth,” says Rodrigo.
The publisher cited by the blogger noted an exponential growth in viewership, an increase in funding from the federal government, and sponsorship of companies led by supporters of the President, as he positions himself as the voice of Bolsonarism in the Brazilian media.
wanted by UOLThe BBC Brazil office did not comment until the last update of this report.
The Bolsonarists’ approach to press professionals in the UK comes at a time when the general manager and deputy state of the art Douglas Garcia (Republicans-SP) has been criticized for attacks on TV Cultura’s journalist Vera Magalhães. UOL.
Abraji stated that the virulence of these attacks cannot be normalized.
“For the last four years, journalists, especially women, have been targeted by the president and his allies. Widely reproduced misogynistic and sexist attacks and disinformation campaigns by public officials have undermined public debate,” the association said. an explanation..
Brazil is the champion of gender-based attacks in the 14 countries that make up the network and monitor this type of violence. There are dozens of reports of journalistic teams working without their IDs on major campaign actions because they feared their physical integrity.
Bolsonaro angry with reporters in London
When asked if his visit to the United Kingdom would affect his re-election campaign, the president angered Brazilian journalists in London today. “You think I’m here to do politics? For God’s sake, ask a decent question,” Bolsonaro told reporters after leaving the official residence of the Brazilian ambassador in London. He finished the interview in order, according to the Globo newspaper.
Earlier, in a speech with supporters, the president criticized former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) and compared the economy in Brazil to the situation in the United Kingdom, which is facing a cost-of-living crisis. track inflation.
“How close is Europe to Brazil? Is there a threat of famine here? Empty shelf, price increase… Why insist on wanting to get the thief back into the Presidency? Does anyone think it’s great to be president? A thief in the Presidency with the whole gang,” he said. bolsonaro
In addition, the PL candidate once again criticized the US report. UOL about 51 properties, which he classified as “despicable” and “cowardly”, bought by his family and paid for in cash.
The chief executive’s demonstrations came after Lula and União Brasil’s presidential candidate, Senator Soraya Thronike, asked the TSE (Supreme Electoral Court) to ban the president from using footage from entering Europe in an election campaign.
Bolsonaro released a video yesterday criticizing the fuel price in the European country during an election mood.
In the recording, the president says gasoline is cheaper in Brazil, without mentioning the salary differences between the two countries or the negative impact of the war in Ukraine on Russia’s gas supply to Europe. With UOLBolsonaro’s campaign denied that the video was for the election.
The announcement came shortly after the UK held a minute’s silence in honor of the monarch. On behalf of the UK government, the British Embassy in Brazil said it would not comment. In case of any manifestation, this report will be updated.
source: Noticias
