Lula will blame Bolsonaro for the dispute in Aparecida

The Roar of Bolsonaristas at Celebrations of Nossa Senhora Aparecida Wednesday the 12th will be one of the topics of Sunday’s first presidential debate, which is broadcast on Band and Cultura Televisions. Drunk, Bolsonaristas outside the Basilica of Aparecida, in the interior of São Paulo, harassed a young man in a red shirt and threatened a team of journalists, from Vanguarda Television and Aparecida Television, who had to take refuge in the church. Mass was interrupted when the president’s followers chanted slogans and the “legend” choir. During the main homily, the Bolsonarist booed Archbishop of the Archdiocese Monsignor Orlando BrandeisTo talk about hunger in the country. There have been no incidents of this magnitude in previous ceremonies.

The president did not apologize for the behavior of his activists. In the only real post about his visit to the city, he showed footage of him being encouraged by the faithful. Tuesday the eleventh, the day before the visit BolsonaroCNBB (National Conference of Brazilian Bishops), lamented in the note The president’s participation in the ceremony “as a way to win votes in the second round” and that “religious moments specifically cannot be used by candidates”. Lola Bolsonaro must be held responsible for the attacks in Aparecida.

Sunday’s debate is the first between Lula and Bolsonaro in the second round. Do not expect to discuss proposals. Over the past few weeks, Bolsonaro has called his opponent a “pinguço and thief”, while describing it as a “genocide”.

Images of Paulsonian rioters in Aparecida exacerbate the campaign’s religious divide. The first candidate supported by the leaders of all evangelical denominations, Bolsonaro made the government with the largest religious intervention of the century. Priests have been appointed to lead the Ministries of Education and Human Rights, and for the first time, an evangelical lawyer has been appointed in Federal Court of Justice. Throughout the campaign, Bolsonaro strengthened his ties with evangelical churches, spreading the lie that Lula would close the temples if elected.

As in physics, in politics there is an equal reaction to every action. The common choice of evangelical leaders led to a rapprochement between CNBB, Lula, and PT, after years of conflict. In 2006, CNBB supported Geraldo Alckmin for president, and in 2010, on the eve election Pope Benedict 16 made statements against Dilma Rousseff. Fearing the power accumulated by the evangelical leaders, the bishops approached again.