Police confirm that “for now” it cannot be confirmed that the attack, in which one person died, was directed against the former Minister of Infrastructure
President-backed candidate for governor of Sao Paulo, Jair Bolsonaro, had to interrupt a visit to a favela on Monday due to a shooting. Authorities have not determined “for now” whether the attack was directed against Tarcísio de Freitas, former Minister of Infrastructure and who aspires to run Brazil’s most populous and wealthiest state.
According to Brazilian media, the shooting took place when a group of people on motorcycles crossed paths with the police delegation accompanying De Freitas. The Secretary of Public Security of Sao Paulo, Joao Camilo Pires, explained that “the shooting took place more or less at a distance of between 50 and 100 meters from where the candidate’s team was located,” which is a university facility in the community. visited.
According to the official’s report, the exchange of gunfire “frightened everyone and interrupted the event”. Police carried out “withdrawal” of those present “to maintain their safety”. Not a single member of Bolsonaro’s candidate’s entourage, nor a police officer, was injured in the confrontation, which caused the death of a person “with a history of theft”.
However, De Freitas himself posted on his social media that he had been “attacked” by “criminals”. Bolsonaro has also responded. “Everything is still preliminary, I do not want to anticipate (…) This event today, whether against you or not, is a sign that you need to worry even more about your safety,” he said.
De Freitas will contest the governorship of Sao Paulo with Fernando Haddad, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s dolphin, in the second round of the election, on October 30, when Bolsonaro and the left will face each other for the presidency.
Source: La Verdad
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