Pabllo Vittar is one of the artists who will perform at Lula’s inauguration on January 1 (Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP/Instagram) The inauguration of Presidentelect Luiz Incio Lula da Silva (PT) on January 1 will feature concerts by several artists, but one attraction in particular displeased the evangelical bench of the National Congress. Pabllo Vittar, representative of the LGBTQIAPN+ community, left the group in disgust and asked the PT member to also record gospel presentations. The information published by Folha de Sao Paulo, noting that the bank recognizes the thousands of community voters who voted for Lula. Despite this, they now believe the PT should give a “nod” to the religious, who according to Datafolha voted 62% for Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the 2nd round of the presidential election.
These complaints were forwarded to Senator Eliziane Gama (CidadaniaMA), who is responsible for building the “bridge” between the group and the new government.
“Lulapalooza”
“Artists who accompanied us on our walk, in Vitória do Brasil da Esperana, who accompanied us during the campaign, took part in the second round. We already have some confirmations for January 1st. We have more than 20 confirmed names,” said Janja Presse at CCBB in Brasilia.
She indicated that the celebration, titled Festival do Futuro, will include concerts by artists who have accompanied Lula throughout the campaign, such as Pabllo Vittar, Baiana System, Duda Beat, Gaby Amarantos, Martinho da Vila, Os Gilsons, Chico Csar , Luedji Luna, Tereza Cristina, Fernanda Takai, Johnny Hooker, Marcelo Jeneci, Odair José, Otto, Tulipa Ruiz, Almrio, Maria Rita and Valesca Popozuda. Names such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Velozo, Ludmilla and Emicida have also been invited and have yet to confirm their attendance.
Shows start at 6:30pm after the official ceremony.
“The idea is to do some cultural activities from early morning. In the afternoon we stop for institutional ownership and come back with a stage at 18:30,” he added. The stages should be set up on the Esplanada dos Ministerios. In a posthumous tribute, Janja also announced that the two stages set up for the party will be named after Gal Costa and Elza Soares.
Minutes earlier, Janja had posted on social media that “the party will celebrate government, democracy and social justice.”