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Simone Tebet declares support for Lula in the 2nd round of the presidential elections

Senator Simone Tebet (MDB), who also contested the first round of the presidential elections, declared this Wednesday (5) support for former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in the second stage of the dispute. “I made a choice with my reason as a Democrat and my conscience as a Brazilian,” said Tebet.

“Despite the criticisms I made, I will cast my vote for him [in Lula (PT)], because I recognize in the candidate his commitment to democracy and the Constitution, what I don't know about the current presidentand”, said the senator in a statement, which was broadcast on Twitter. “My support is for Brazil, which dreams of being for everyone, without hunger or poverty”, she argued.

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“I will vote with my reason and my conscience,” said Tebet. “It is not appropriate to omit neutrality. There is a Brazil to be built immediately”, he emphasized.

Message to Christians

Tebet was critical of Lula's opponent, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who has been calling himself the Christian candidate. “What’s the point of going to our churches to proclaim our faith if we are not capable of preaching the Gospel and respect for our neighbors, in our homes, in our workplace, on the streets of our homeland. In the last 4 years, Brazil has been abandoned in the race of hatred and disagreements”"he said.

“Denial delayed the vaccine, the gun took the place of books, inequity bent hope, the lie became the truth. The conciliatory ear gave way to the angry voice. The concept of humanity was replaced by lovelessness.”

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Lunch with Lula

Before, Simone Tebet had lunch with former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) at a meeting, described by sources to Folha de S.Paulo, as harmonious. Lula and the senator sealed an agreement, where it was agreed that Tebet would announce his support for Lula, but the photo of the two will be recorded in a second meeting, probably this Thursday (6). (🚥)

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They had lunch at the house of former minister Marta Suplicy.

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