Deputy Bibo Nunes says that university students in Santa Maria deserve to be 'burned alive'; Watch the video

A video circulating widely on social media shows federal deputy Bibo Nunes (PL-RS) insulting students at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) who participated in a protest against the cut in education funding. “You are the shame, the scum of the world,” he says in an excerpt of the video.

A staunch supporter of President Jair Bolsonaro, Bibo Nunes He was elected federal deputy in 2018, but was unable to be re-elected this year and will no longer be part of the National Congress from 2023.

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The video is a clipping from a live broadcast made by Nunes after the protests – which, according to him, were carried out by “lulopetistas”.

“You poor things, it’s the movie Tropa de Elite. You know what happened? Look at film 1. They caught those poor things, those rich people helping the poor, and they got it wrong. They burned alive inside tires! And that’s what these alienated students, sons of daddy’s who have money, deserve,” he declared.

The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) of Rio Grande do Sul will initiate proceedings to investigate Nunes' statements. (GZH)

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The students that Nunes suggests should be 'burned alive' are from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). In 2013, the fire at Kiss Nightclub killed 101 people who attended the educational institution. The tragedy left 242 people dead. (G1)

In a post on Instagram, the deputy says that his speech was taken out of context, but recognizes that “he was inflamed when he allowed the biased reading of the statement suggesting that they be burned alive”.

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