Hoarseness causes Lula to cancel event and speeches
Lula's hoarseness led to the cancellation of a campaign event with Pedro Sánchez in Madrid. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Lula's participation in a campaign event for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid was canceled due to hoarseness.
- The Brazilian president's voice issues previously led to canceled speeches in the Philippines and at the COP31 climate conference in Turkey.
- An institutional meeting between Lula and Sánchez in Madrid is still confirmed.
- Lula's support for Sánchez's re-election campaign has drawn criticism from some Spanish right-wing politicians, who have made derogatory remarks about his past legal issues.
- The canceled event was intended to mark Lula's support for Sánchez's re-election bid ahead of the general elections on November 29th.