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Rio de Janeiro, 24 March (EFE) .- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been threatened with death by “neo-Nazis” along with other members of the Workers’ Party (PT), according to the president, according to the party denounced training Gleisi on Thursday Hoffman on.
The threats were made via social media at a time when political tensions are rising in the South American giant over the presidential elections in October, for which Lula is the Brazilians’ big favourite.
“ATTENTION! Neo-Nazis threatened to assassinate @LulaOficial and colleagues @mariadorosario and @LeonelRadde who are doing excellent work against extremist groups,” Hoffman said in a message posted to Twitter.
According to the President of the PT, the death threats were made through messages sent to the WhatsApp of PT Councilor Leonel Radde, addressed to him, the former President, Federal MP Maria do Rosário Nunes and LGBT+ activist Antonio Isoperio.
“His death is planned, he will be in Rio Grande do Sul on October 31, 2022 at 9:00 p.m.,” reads one of the messages addressed to the councilman.
“We’re going to kill you, trash. Your face will be full of bullets,” they added.
In another message, the critics are already speaking directly about Lula’s death: “(…) You will see this bastard that Lula will take and when the Isoperio comes to Brazil he will end up in his own grave; Lula will die (SIC),” the authors of the threats said.
In addition to the warnings, Porto Alegre City Council received photos of guns and video of a black woman being hanged.
In the face of the threats, the President of the PT assured that the formation would take all appropriate measures to ensure the warnings were investigated and the criminals identified and punished.
Although he has not yet officially announced his candidacy, Lula is leading all opinion polls for next October’s presidential election.
According to the latest survey by the Datafolha firm, published this Thursday, the former president would win the presidential election with 43% of the vote, while his main opponent, current President Jair Bolsonaro, would get just 26% of the vote. Voices. EFE
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