Thaís Margarido’s team says that “despite the scare”, she will maintain her candidacy; no one was injured in the attack
The car in which the candidate for Mayor of Guarujá (SP) was traveling, Thais Margarido (União Brasil), was the target of a shooting attack after the candidate ended an electoral campaign on the streets of the Santa Cruz dos Navegantes neighborhood, on Sunday (22.Sep.2024). The vehicle was hit by 5 shots. No one was injured.
Margarido was with his aide and two children. One of them, aged 8, is his youngest daughter, and the other, aged 10, is the daughter of city council candidate Nildo Fernandes.
The attack took place when the car was on the Santa Cruz road, in a forested area, when several shots were fired. In a statement disclosed On the candidate’s Instagram profile, Margarido’s team stated that the advisor, who was driving, managed to accelerate and leave the scene, but that the vehicle was hit anyway.
The statement states that the candidate went to the Guarujá Police Station, where she was supposed to file a police report. The team also says that “despite the scare”, Margarido will maintain his candidacy.
“It was a very special day in Santa Cruz, people were excited, sharing ideas with me. I never imagined that I would end Sunday like this. With the faith I have in my God, I don’t believe they wanted to kill me, but to scare me. But this was very serious. I had two children in the back seat. I still don’t understand why. Now, I just need to be with my family, understand what happened today and move on.”declared Margarido.
In a statement, União Brasil, the party to which Margarido is affiliated, stated that it received news of the attack with “indignation”. And he said: “We trust in the actions of the competent authorities to investigate the motive for the attempted murder, as well as to identify and punish those responsible.”
Here is the full note released by Thaís Margarido’s team on Sunday (22.Sep):
“At around 6 pm, this Sunday (22.Sep) the candidate for mayor of Guarujá, Thais Margarido, suffered a shooting attack, at the exit of the Santa Cruz dos Navegantes neighborhood.
“Right after finishing an electoral walk through the neighborhood streets, Thaís went to the car she uses in her campaign, along with an advisor and also two children, her youngest daughter, aged 8, and another, aged 10, daughter of the candidate for councilor Nildo Fernandes.
“When they were already on the Santa Cruz road, in a forested area, they heard several gunshots. The advisor, who was driving, managed to accelerate and escape the scene. 5 shots hit the vehicle. No one was injured.
“Thaís Margarido remains at the Guarujá Police Station, where she will file a report of the attack.
“Despite the scare, the candidate reaffirms her commitment to her candidacy: ‘It was a very special day in Santa Cruz, people were excited, sharing ideas with me, I never imagined I could end Sunday like this. With the faith I have in my God, I don’t believe they wanted to kill me, but to scare me. But this was very serious, I had two children in the back seat. I still don’t understand why. Now I just need to stay with my family, understand what happened today, and move on, because that’s what I’m going to do, I’m going to move on’”.
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