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Lula criticizes Bolsonaro for using Brazilian independence day as an electoral instrument

MADRID, 8 Sep.

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Lula criticizes Bolsonaro for using Brazilian independence day as an electoral instrument

MADRID, 8 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The candidate for the Presidency of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized this Wednesday the supposed electoral use that the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, would have made of the festivities for the bicentennial of the country's independence.

"When I was president, I had the opportunity to participate in two parties on September 7, one in 2006 and the other in 2010, in the middle of the electoral period. And at no time did we use the day of the Brazilian people, the biggest day in our country, as an instrument of electoral politics," Lula said in reproach to his political adversary, according to 'Folha de S.Paulo'.

The former Brazilian president has urged Bolsonaro to discuss Brazil's problems and to tell "how he is going to solve the problem of education, health, unemployment and the contraction of the minimum wage", instead of "talking about the political campaign and trying to attack me."

During the day on Wednesday, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Bolsonaro gave a speech to his supporters with a strong electoral tone, seeking to attack Lula, deny suspicions of corruption in his government and repeat attacks on the Supreme Court (STF).

Hours before, and after attending a military parade in the capital, Brasilia, Bolsonaro also addressed dozens of supporters gathered around the Esplanade of the Ministries, whom he not only asked to vote, but also invited to change the mind of those who have in mind to bet on another candidate.

"The will of the people will be present on October 2. Let's all vote, let's convince those who think differently from us, let's convince them of what is best for our Brazil," Bolsonaro said, according to the Brazilian newspaper 'O Globo'.

At this point, the president has insisted that "evil" ruled the country for 14 years, in a clear allusion to the mandates of former presidents Dilma Rousseff (2011-2017) and Lula da Silva (2004-2011), who is now emerges as his main rival in the elections.