Lula calls Flávio Bolsonaro's departure shameful
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPresident of Brazil
Lula calls his opponent's departure shameful and says he could have stayed to prove the accusations against him untrue.
“esse ato de sair do Brasil é vergonhoso. É vergonhoso.”
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Trump says he would approve U.S. entry for Flávio Bolsonaro
Trump says he would approve of Flávio Bolsonaro coming to the United States. Lula condemns his opponent's departure from Brazil, and Joaquin Castro objects to what he calls U.S. safe haven. Simón Levy welcomes Bolsonaro leading the opposition from the United States. Argentina later records his entry and a flight bound for Ecuador, after an earlier BBC report placed him in Florida. The disagreement concerns whether leaving Brazil and being welcomed by the United States are justified amid investigations and reported passport restrictions.
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Lula criticizes his opponent leaving Brazil and says he should stay to answer accusations. At the start of these remarks Lula says he has just heard about the departure and lacks precise information.
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The report covers criticism of the departure and responses from allies, including surprise or lack of information. Those responses are distinct from an explicit defense of leaving.
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At his birthday celebration, Lula says he has just heard that his opponent left Brazil and lacks precise information. He says he stayed in Brazil after his own election defeats. Just before the quoted remark, he calls his opponent the most dishonest figure he has ever seen.
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Lula says that when he was asked to surrender his own passport, he did, and that Bolsonaro should have done the same.
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The conduct under scrutiny is Bolsonaro leaving Brazil and being welcomed by the United States. Lula directly condemns the departure and argues that he could have stayed to disprove the accusations.
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Read the full caseTrump says he would approve Bolsonaro coming to the United States
“I would approve. I think they're fine people.”Read statement
Levy welcomes Bolsonaro leading the opposition from the U.S.
“From the United States, free and safe, Flávio will lead the opposition against Lula.”Read statement
Castro objects to U.S. safe haven for Bolsonaro
“Losing an election is not grounds for asylum. Yet the Trump Administration is giving Flávio Bolsonaro safe haven in the United States.”Read statement
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