Luigi Mangione, 26 years old, was arrested this Monday (9) by the New York authorities. The young man reportedly wrote a manifesto criticizing the US healthcare system, accusing companies of prioritizing profits over caring for people.
Last week, Brian ThompsonCEO of UnitedHealthCare – company that provides health coverage to more than 49 million Americans -, he was shot dead in New York. The case would be enough to shake the networksbut what really caught attention was the reaction of Internet users, especially Brazilians, to the main suspect in the crime, Luigi Mangione26 years old.
Who is Luigi Mangione? The crime suspect is acclaimed on the web
Luigi was arrested this Monday (9) in a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, after being “recognized” by a person in the restaurant. According to the New York Times, he carried a message with him criticize the US healthcare systemaccusing companies of prioritizing profits over caring for people. This stance was enough to transform him into a sort of “hero” for part of the web, especially for Brazilians. And as if that wasn’t enough, netizens also pointed out that the boy is handsome. People?
“This Luigi Mangione is an environmentalist, he killed a washed-up entrepreneur, CEO of a US health plan, perhaps gay and handsome? We are very much with him!!!!”, wrote a Brazilian on X, former Twitter. “But mom, I’m in love with a criminal,” another person reacted, referencing the song “Criminal,” which is about falling in love with a criminal. “Handsome, militant and took down a powerful bastard! Sorry guys, he’s a hero to me,” another wrote. Not at all bizarre, right!?
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