Brazilian Civil Police investigate death threats against Lula

Brazilian Civil Police investigate death threats against Lula

The coercion against Lula appeared on the Workers’ Party (PT) website by a person who identified himself as Luiz Carlos Prestes.

In the notices, the author assures that it will be members of his own political organization who will kill the former labor leader, and the elimination will take place in Sao Paulo (perhaps inland) and later this year.

Such writings were published on March 24th, April 5th and 7th.

The news portal G1 points out that the delegate Laércio Filho from the electronic crime police station of the state criminal police has ordered the opening of an investigation.

Threats against Lula’s life increase online and personal safety becomes a key issue in the campaign.

On April 7, after a series of intimidation attacks against the former union leader by Bolsonaristas (supporters of far-right leader Jair Bilsonaro) came to light, PT President Gleisi Hoffmann used social media to urge the authorities to seek a response.

«Bolnarista deputies are talking about killing Lula. The boys are pointing guns and spraying hatred and the media is calling Lula’s speech about pressuring MPs a threat! This media behavior normalizes the violence and could jeopardize the electoral process,” wrote Hoffmann.

What brings us here today is a challenge, a threat from an individual, an element called Lula, Bolsonaro MP Colonel Telhada explained recently before the plenary session of the Sao Paulo (Alesp) Legislative Assembly.

On March 24, an audiovisual image was also circulated on digital platforms in which a man from the town of Gravatal, in the south of the Santa Catarina territorial division, was practicing target shooting and insulting members of the PT.

To date, the PT presidential candidate is leading all opinion polls ahead of the October 2nd election.

In the latest Datafolha Institute poll, released March 24, Lula emerged with 43 percent of voting intentions and Bolsonaro showed 25.

The survey surveyed 2,556 people in 181 cities on March 22-23. The margin of error is two points more or less.

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