Today, international media outlets repeated President Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) speech at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, noting the selective tone of the speech.
CNN International stressed that the president said “most of the Amazon remains untouched”, but that the forest has declined during his tenure. “Deforestation increased sharply under Bolsonaro, who spurred the expansion of agribusiness and other industries in the country that exploit Brazil’s natural resources,” the text says.
The New York Times noted the electoral tone of the speech. “The president of Brazil is campaigning for a position he may lose on the world stage,” the text of the American newspaper said, adding that the speech was more restrained than last year, when Bolsonaro advocated ineffective drugs to treat covid. -19.
The AP news agency noted that Bolsonaro appeared “in the middle of the election campaign” and painted a “pink panorama” of the country’s economy.
Argentina’s Clarin also referred to the election mood. The title of the text reads “Jair Bolsonaro campaigned at the UN”. “His speech lasting more than 15 minutes [teve] Less than two weeks before the elections, strong indications of a campaign action,” they wrote.
The attack on Lula and the actions of September 7
In a 20-minute speech, President Jair Bolsonaro attacked his opponent at the polls, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) referred to actions in favor of his candidacy for September 7 reelection, and touched on issues such as corruption and fuel prices at Petrobras. .
Without mentioning the name of former President Lula, Bolsonaro referred to corruption scandals involving Petrobras, the state-owned company with the largest projection in the international market, and declared that “the person responsible has been convicted in three cases”. However, the candidate for re-election ignored that the sentences were overturned by the STF (Supreme Federal Court).
He also said the September 7 elections were “the largest civic demonstration in the country’s history”.
“Millions of Brazilians took to the streets wearing the colors of our flag, summoned by their president. This was the largest civic demonstration in the history of our country as a people who believe in God, the Fatherland, family and freedom.”
Secretary-General says climate must be a priority
Before Bolsonaro spoke, UN Secretary-General Antônio Guterres said the climate problem should be “the priority of all governments”.
According to him, the world is waging a “suicide war” and the future of humanity is at stake. “Our planet is on fire,” he said.
source: Noticias
