A deputy from Bolsonaro's party chases a man while pointing a gun at him

MADRID, 30 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The deputy of the Brazilian Liberal Party Carla Zambelli, formation for which Jair Bolsonaro is running for re-election as president this Sunday, has chased a man through the streets of Sao Paulo while pointing a firearm at him into a bar .

According to the newspaper 'O Globo', the events took place after the deputy heard a group of people chant the name of Lula (da Silva) when leaving a restaurant on Alameda Lorena street. As Zambelli herself has recounted, when she went out into the street she "was cursed".

The videos broadcast on social networks show how the deputy confronts and tries to attack a man after he blurts out "Tomorrow, Lula." The man walks away from her and she chases after him, but the deputy falls on the sidewalk – although she has later shown the blow to her knee as proof that she has been assaulted.

Apparently, according to the Brazilian media, another man from the group who was also armed would have started running carrying his weapon, after which a shot was heard. However, Zambelli continues his pursuit of the first man to a nearby bar, where he tells her to get down and a group of people have interceded.

The deputy has published a video on social networks in which she explains "her version" where she has claimed to have been attacked by a black man and to have transferred these events to the Police. Regarding the persecution, she has defended that she was only trying to hold the attacker until the arrival of the agents in the area.

For its part, the Military Police has confirmed that it received a notice at 4:30 p.m. from a person who had been "offended and pushed" by unidentified persons, "which is why he had taken out the pistol he was carrying."

Zambelli is authorized to carry a weapon due to her status as a federal deputy, however, the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil prohibits civilians and police officers who are not on duty the day before the election to carry weapons within 100 meters of a school electoral.