On the eve of presidential elections in Brazil, federal deputy and supporter of outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro, Carla Zambelli, pointed a gun at a man in the middle of the street. A popular scene on social networks.
This Saturday, October 29, on the eve of the second round of presidential elections in Brazil, a heated argument took place in the streets of São Paulo. The brawl, filmed and broadcast on social media, shows Carla Zambelli, who is close to outgoing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, attacking a left-wing activist who is a supporter of his rival Lula. In the footage, we see how a 42-year-old woman points a gun at her opponent, a 32-year-old black man named Luan Araujo. Then shots were fired.
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According to the deputy, who a few minutes later justified himself at the microphone of CNN Brazil, the argument took place after a supporter of Lula, the remaining Brazilian in the presidential election, mocked him. The man would then convince her that he would not vote for her president and insult her. “Several men approached. Then they pushed him, even hurt him, assured the representative, showing his scratched knee. When he pushed me, I fell, I ran after him, I said I’m going to call the police, that he should stay here to wait for the police to come (…) Then he ran away, and I took out my gun and ran after him,” he explained. he And add: “I asked him to stop, he got scared and stood at the bar.”
However, the videos capturing the dispute contradict the MP’s version of the events. In several passages, we see him stumble, while Lula the activist goes in a different direction. That’s when Carla Zambelli starts chasing with the man, gun in hand. In another sequence, she follows a man inside a bar. We hear him screaming and asking him to lie on the ground. Luan Araujo, the opponent in question, announced that he intends to file a complaint for threats and racism.
pro-gun activist
The images come just hours after the second round of the presidential election and could prove costly for outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro. Especially since the first round gave victory to his opponent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, the leader of the Workers’ Party (PT). By removing his weapon, the Bolsonarian federal deputy violated the measure set by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), endangering the safety of Brazilians. This measure prohibits the carrying of weapons on election day, as well as during the 24 hours preceding and following election day. A rule imposed to avoid flooding, especially in a tense political context.
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Source: Le Figaro
