The presidential debate held by the TV Globo this Friday (28.Oct.2022), the last of the 2022 elections, was the stage for serial accusations between Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (EN) and Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The 2 disputed who accused the other of lying more. The government’s proposals were left aside.
Bolsonaro insisted throughout the program on linking Lula to corruption cases. He cited Lava Jato, Petrobras, suitcases of money from the ex-minister Geddel Vieira Lima and others. The PT tried to ask questions about the pandemic, protection of women and international relations. It was a “dialogue of the deaf”. The question didn’t matter. Each answered as he saw fit.
When opening the debate, the current president immediately promised the readjustment of the minimum wage to R$ 1,400 in 2023. He said that he had agreed the amount with his economic team, but did not indicate where he would get the funds to pay for the promise. Currently, the minimum wage is R$1,212. An increase to R$1,400 represents a 15.5% readjustment.
Bolsonaro took advantage of the topic to demand an answer from Lula about accusations aired in his campaign on social networks and on television that his government would end the 13th salary. It was the 1st time in a series that he accused PT of lying.
ABORTION
Lula recalled Bolsonaro’s speech in 1992, when he was a deputy, defending “abortion pill”. Bolsonaro then said: “30 years ago I can change, why. Now you just a few days ago spoke clearly that abortion was a public health issue.”
Bolsonaro suggested that he would remember Lula’s courtship with Mirian Cardoso, with whom he had a daughter, Lurian Cordeiro Lula da Silva. “I will not bring the case of his 1st wife here. I want to respect these people. Respect the daughter who was born at that moment”, said the president, who called Lula an “abortionist”.
Lula is in his 3rd marriage, with sociologist Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja. He was married to Maria de Lourdes da Silva from 1969 to 1971. She died of hepatitis when she was pregnant with a boy, who also died. Depressed by the tragedy, he joined the union movement. During this period, the PT dated the nursing assistant Mirian Cardoso.
Here is the dialogue of the 2 candidates on the subject in the debate of the Globe:
Squid: “Does the candidate remember that speech? I’ll see an excerpt here: it’s no use having a crowd of undernourished Brazilians unable to serve their country, concludes the then deputy who offers that abortion pills be distributed to Brazilian society in 1992, when he was a deputy”.
Bolsonaro: “30 years ago I can change, why. Now you just a few days ago spoke clearly that abortion was a public health issue.”
Squid: “I am against abortion and my women were against abortion. My wife is against abortion. And I respect life because I have 5 children, 8 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. So if you want to blame the abortion on someone else, blame it on yourself because it doesn’t fit me.”
Bolsonaro: “I will not bring the case of his 1st wife here. I want to respect these people. Respect the daughter who was born at that moment. Lula changes now, says he is not an ‘abortionist’ because he has an election, just as his candidate for the government of RJ turned against the liberation of drugs. Lula, you are an ‘abortionist’”.
CONSTRUCTION
Bolsonaro said that Lula did not bring water to the Northeast while he governed, but stole money during the PT administration. “Lula, you said you were going to take water to the Northeast. He said that in 2010, 88% of the work was completed […] did not take water to the Northeast, but took money to your pocket”, declared the president.
The chief executive also said that PT loved to start works, but did not finish. still countered the ex-president’s speech about his acquittal. “You say you were acquitted. Only gone for Bonner. I think Bonner will be nominated for an impossible and hypothetical government of yours for the Federal Supreme Court”, Bolsonaro said.
TSE
Bolsonaro said in the debate that the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) couldn’t dictate what he might or might not say. “You had to be in jail, Lula. There, the 2nd instance was reinterpreted, then they disproved you. There is no TSE here to protect you or to tell me what I can or cannot say”, declared the Chief Executive.
The president also said that Lula should not run in the 2022 election. “You yourself, Lula, were unanimously convicted in 3 instances. And he’s only here because he has 1 friend in the Federal Supreme Court. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here. You had to be in jail, Lula. There, the 2nd instance was reinterpreted, then they disproved you”, Bolsonaro said.
“You’re just married, you had to be at home, minding your own business. Give thanks to God that this is happening to you and not contesting an election.” declared.
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