The singer visited President Lula this Monday and had previously criticized Jair Bolsonaro’s government
This Monday, October 23rd, the singer and founder of pink Floyd, Roger Watersvisited the current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during his visit to Brazil. Their meeting took place at Planalto Palace in Brasília, provided by the Brazilian government.
Roger Water is known for supporting Lula and the progressive causes also defended by the president, the singer remembers that on his last visit to Brazil in 2018 he tried to visit Lula but he was in prison at the time, making the meeting impossible.
“Five years ago, Roger Waters He tried to visit me in Curitiba and was blocked. Today, when he returns to Brazil, we meet in the presidential office at Palácio do Planalto”, “he shared Lula on a social network and ended the post with the hashtag “#WishYouWereHere”name of one of the biggest hits of the pink Floyd and means in free translation “I wish you were here”.
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In addition to Watersthe singer Paulo Miklosfrom the band Titãs, was also present at the meeting, along with the first lady Janja da Silva.
O ex-Pink Floyd is in Brazil for his farewell tour “This is not a drill” which begins this Tuesday, 24th, in Brasília and then continues for more presentations in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.
Source: Rollingstone

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