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Rallies in Brasilia and Rio backed Lula amid the presidential campaign
Weeks before Brazil’s first round, supporters of the president mobilized in several cities. The day coincided with new judicial revelations about ties between Daniel Vorcaro and Flávio Bolsonaro, according to AFP reproduced by ABC Color.
Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mobilized in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro a few weeks before Brazil’s presidential first round, in a campaign that, according to AFP reproduced by ABC Color, is going through days of intense political tension.
In Copacabana, in Rio, thousands of people took part in a march called by Lula’s campaign. In Brasilia there was a similar turnout at an event led by first lady Rosangela “Janja” da Silva, according to AFP reporters. In São Paulo there was also a demonstration, though on a smaller scale and under the rain. Authorities did not release official attendance figures.
The day came as revelations advanced about Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, who was arrested over the use of that institution in an alleged fraud, and his contacts with leaders from different political camps, including Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
According to judicial documents cited by AFP, police have been investigating Flávio Bolsonaro for months on suspicion of corruption and money laundering linked to the financing of a biopic about his father, Jair Bolsonaro, titled “Dark Horse.” According to that documentation, the senator held several meetings with Vorcaro to ask for contributions for the production, and the banker delivered about 12 million dollars before being jailed.
ABC Color, based on AFP, also noted that Flávio Bolsonaro acknowledged in May having requested those disbursements for “Dark Horse,” although he maintained that the procedure was “totally legal.”
At the Rio protest, some attendees displayed signs with images of Vorcaro and Flávio Bolsonaro alongside slogans against the far right. The most recent polls show, according to the same dispatch, a technical tie between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro in a possible second round scheduled for October 25.
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