Singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil posted a video on social media this Sunday in which he thanked the messages of support he received after being cursed out by Bolsonarists in Brazil’s opening match at the World Cup, and said the attacks represented the hatred of “mavericks” .” with the outcome of this year’s presidential elections.
The video posted on Twitter by Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede-AP) and Deputy André Janones (Avante-MG) shows two men in Brazilian national team shirts following Gil as he heads towards the stands of the Lusail Stadium and shouting the name of the President Jair Bolsonaro (PL). Finally, when Gil is reaching the bleachers, one of them calls the singer “son of a bitch”.
Gil, who was accompanied by his wife, the entrepreneur Flora Gil, did not react to the insults. Another Brazilian fan is caught in the video taking a photo with the artist during the attacks.
The incident occurred on Thursday when Brazil beat Serbia 2-0 in their World Cup opener in Qatar.
Gil, who declared his vote for President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in the October election against Bolsonaro, released a video thanking him for his support this Sunday.
“Our thanks, mine and Flora’s, for this solidarity, this chain of solidarity, in the face of this aggression, this stupid thing. Anyway, it’s the third round of fact, right, the nonconformists who want to keep this hate thing , of aggression,” said Gil, who served as Lula’s culture minister between 2003 and 2008.
Lula and Janja, the president-elect’s wife, called Gil expressing sympathy and outrage at the singer’s assault in Qatar, the future first lady said in a Twitter post on Sunday.
In a separate post on his Twitter account, Lula said: “Gilberto Gil is one of the greatest Brazilians in history.
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