Hilton, a member of the Socialism and Freedom Party, argued that the far-right leader abuses economic and political power, using the position to promote his missionary action as an “obvious political bargaining chip.”
“He even uses guards to prepare the position he will take, to contest the election and not be arrested if he loses,” in the October 2 elections, the city council published on the social network Instagram.
On Sept. 13, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) barred the ex-military from using images of the Sept. 7 bicentennial commemorations of the South American giant’s independence, which took place on Sept. 7, in its campaign propaganda.
The seven members of that court upheld the decision of Judge Benedicto Gonçalves, who vetoed the use of the material, arguing that the use of these audiovisual media would give the Liberal Party plaintiff an advantage over the other candidates for power.
For the TSE, the use of images of the official celebration in propaganda tends to damage equality by “believing that the presence of thousands of people on the esplanade of the ministries (in Brasilia) to commemorate the civil date would result electoral mobilization in support of the candidate for re-election”.
The court analyzed the actions of the campaign by two of the candidates: former Labor Party president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Unión Brasil lawyer Soraya Thronicke.
Campaign addresses by the former army captain marked the bicentenary of independence, which after two years in this capital and in Rio de Janeiro launched a civil-military magazine.
The parade of troops and other forces, such as police, returned for the commemoration after being suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Gazeta do Povo newspaper, Bolsonaro’s advisers understand that his presence in London this Monday will help in the election campaign. The same applies to the trip to New York, where he will deliver the opening speech at the 77th UN General Assembly tomorrow.
Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch in history to have reigned for 70 years, died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, aged 96. Her eldest son, who became King Carlos III. was appointed, succeeded her to the throne.
Brazil is in the midst of a tense election campaign that officially began on August 16, with Lula comfortably ahead of the president in all opinion polls.
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