Juarez Petrillo, known as DJ Swarup, was one of the attractions of the Israeli edition of the Universo Paralelo festival, hit by bombings
Okay said on Saturday evening, 7th, that his father, also a DJ and producer Juárez Petrillo, is “safe in a bunker awaiting directions to return to Brazil.” Previously, Juarez had published videos of the Israeli edition of the electronic music festival Universo Paralello in Tel Aviv on his social networks, in Israel, when the bombings began in the conflict with Hamas. He reported: “War, brother, be serious (…) So far I’m in shock. And the bombs don’t stop exploding.”
There were also Brazilians among the fans present at the festival at the beginning of the attacks. “I am shocked and am still shocked by the cowardly attack on thousands of innocent people with the use of more than 2,500 missiles during the invasion of several locations in southern Israel,” Alok said, noting that his father, creator of the Universo brand Paralelo in Brazil, was not responsible for holding the festival in Israel.
“My father was hired to perform at an event that licensed the rights to use the festival name, as has happened in many other countries. The Israeli producer licensed the use of the brand and produced the ‘event alone, while my father was the first. of the attractions.”
Regarding today’s events, I am horrified and still shocked by the cowardly attack against thousands of innocent people with the use of more than 2500 missiles during the invasion of several locations in southern Israel.
As many of you know, my father was in one of those overgrown places and about…
— Alok (@alokoficial) October 8, 2023
Juarez is the creator of the trance festival Universo Paralello, which was born in 2000, in Goiás, has become a point of reference in the subgenre of trance music and has obtained multiple editions around the world, such as the one in Tel Aviv. Also known as DJ Swarup, he was one of the attractions at Saturday’s event.
Other Brazilians at the festival recorded the moment the bombings began to hit the area where the event would take place.
“Running, crying, they asked us to lie on the floor for 15 minutes, until they told us to evacuate the place as quickly as possible,” said Gabriela Barbosa, a 33-year-old Brazilian. See the full statement below.
According to Itamaraty information published in Globe Newsa Brazilian who was at a rave was injured, and two others are missing.
Source: Terra
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