Lula attacks Flávio Bolsonaro and says "militiamen do not fit" in the Planalto Palace
In a campaign rally in Rio, the PT member associated his opponent with militias and cited an investigation into an amendment of almost R$200,000. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- President Lula called Senator Flávio Bolsonaro a "militiaman" during a campaign event in Rio de Janeiro.
- Lula stated that "militiamen do not fit" in the Planalto Palace.
- The statements were made following the release of an investigation into a R$200,000 parliamentary amendment allocated by Flávio Bolsonaro.
- The investigation involves alleged communication between Bolsonaro's parliamentary secretary and Robson Calixto, known as "Peixe", regarding the amendment's release.
- The Federal Police are investigating suspicions of embezzlement of funds from the amendment.
- Flávio Bolsonaro denies any links to organized crime and called Lula "senile."
- Flávio Bolsonaro's office maintains that the allocation of funds complied with current legislation.