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São Paulo mayoral candidate hits rival with a chair during TV debate
“It is one of the most absurd moments of Brazilian television, especially in debates,” moderator Leão Serva explained São Paulo's Democratic Socialist Party (PSDB) mayoral candidate José Luiz Datena hit his rival Pablo Marçal of the Partido Renovador Laborista (PRTB) with a chair Sunday during a campaign debate with video footage of the incident going viral. The attacker was carried off the stage and the victim needed medical help.
Tension had escalated during the verbal confrontation to the point when the PRTB nominee snapped when Marçal accused him of not being man enough “to do that; you're not a man,” he insisted, thus prompting the non-debating reaction for which Datena took the chair of fellow contender Marina Helena of the Novo Party.
El candidato socialista José Luiz Datena agredió con una silla al derechista Pablo Marcal, tras quedarse sin argumentos en un debate de candidatos a la alcaldía de São Paulo.
— Emmanuel Rincón (@EmmaRincon) September 16, 2024
Pero recuerden, la derecha es el peligro para la democracia: pic.twitter.com/2QLUmYLcqD
At that moment, the TV Cultura broadcast was interrupted. “It is one of the most absurd moments of Brazilian television, especially in debates,” moderator Leão Serva explained.
The incident became the topic of the day Monday in South America's largest city. Episodes of physical or verbal violence usually attract a lot of attention. In any case, voter perception will depend on how the narrative is controlled in the coming weeks, now that Paulistas might reconsider their viewpoints. Despite the physical reaction, Datena can still be perceived as the victim after being insulted, so the episode could still play out in his favor. No sanctions are expected from electoral authorities. However, civil or criminal lawsuits might still ensue.
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Read all commentsJust another day in the life of Brazilian politics.
Sep 17th, 2024 - 03:35 pm 0Not an uncommom scene in (Brazil's) Congress and in several State legislatures across the country....if you can't get your way through dialogue (or rather, through aggressive discussion), or feel offended (the woke assholes) resort to trying to punch their adversary in the face.....an act usually commited by lefties, who have an “inexplicable” aversion to the truth.
When feeling threatened, lefties also resort to spitting in people's faces, just like camels......examples ? Maria do Rosário and Jean Wyllys ...two pathetic communists.
Just another honest display of views...
Sep 17th, 2024 - 04:45 pm 0Brasshole,
Sep 18th, 2024 - 03:56 pm 0You unfortunately, are the only one on here spewing hatred....but then, you are just being the unhappy, frustrated leftie that you are.
Well, you got one thing right, I am in favour of owning a gun for self-defence....after all, there are too many ignorant, deranged lefties walking around.
One thing you obviously haven't realized - I know I'm probably asking too much of you - but guns aren't dangerous, people are.
Just fyi, in the UK, where guns are banned, the crazies resort to using knives to assault and kill people.....if knives were banned, they'd use hammers, or something else....so, it's the humans you've got to watch out for...
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