The attack by a Bolsonaro deputy against journalist Vera Magalhães

On Tuesday night (14), there was a debate between the candidates for the government of the State of São Paulo, carried out by UOL in partnership with the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo and TV Cultura. Minutes after the end of the broadcast, state deputy Douglas Garcia (Republicans), who was in the delegation of Tarcísio de Freitas, from the same party, went to journalist Vera Magalhães to record, with his cell phone, a verbal attack against her.

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QuestionHey Vera Magalhaes about the contract with TV Cultura, she lost her line and called the security guards. pic.twitter.com/aun89XW42K
— Douglas Garcia (@DouglasGarcia) September 14, 2022

In the attack, the deputy used words similar to those already spoken by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL). Garcia said that the Roda Viva presenter is “a disgrace to journalism”, in addition to questionshow the presenter's salary. In March 2020, the deputy had published false information about Vera's remuneration on TV Cultura, as pointed out by Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abrajo) in a note this Wednesday.

This gentleman is a Bolsonarista state deputy in SP. His name is Douglas Garcia. He came to insult me, attack me, while I was sitting in the debate. This is how these people treat the press pic.twitter.com/bIAmzhTnWO
— Vera Magalhães (@veramagalhaes) September 14, 2022

The director of Journalism at TV Cultura, Leão Serva, who mediated the debate, took Garcia's cell phone and threw it away. Garcia started shouting “journalists” and was expelled by security.

Vera stated that she would file a police report against the deputy and said that she had to leave the Memorial da América Latina with an escort.

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I will have to be escorted out of the Memorial da América Latina by security guards because I was attacked by deputy Douglas Garcia.
— Vera Magalhães (@veramagalhaes) September 14, 2022

The journalist also said that the candidate went to the place with the intention of attacking her, as he published a photo questionI wonder if I would find her.

Here is proof that Congressman Douglas Garcia's attack on me was premeditated DURING a debate he attended as a guest. He mentions his name, @tarcisiogdf. Have you nothing to repudiate or regret? pic.twitter.com/BtyncdJQgo
— Vera Magalhães (@veramagalhaes) September 14, 2022

Tarcísio de Freitas, a candidate who receives support from Jair Bolsonaro, criticized his colleague's attitude and said that this type of thing is “incompatible with democracy”.

I deeply regret and vehemently repudiate the attack suffered by the journalist @veramagalhaes while carrying out his role as a journalist during today's debate. This is an attitude that is incompatible with democracy and does not match what we defend in relation to the work of the press.
— Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas (@tarcisiogdf) September 14, 2022

This morning, the deputy published a video saying that he filed a police report against Vera Magalhães and Leão Serva, for “slander and defamation”. The parliamentarian also said that he owes Tarcísio de Freitas an apology.

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ANALYSIS: a cowardly attack against a journalist. And away from the cameras, what are these people capable of?