Bolsonaro apologizes to Venezuelans for saying they prostituted themselves
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- 19 Oct 2022
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro apologized on Tuesday for insinuating that some young Venezuelan refugees in Brasilia had turned to prostitution, but claimed that his words were "distorted" by the opposition.
"If those words that, in bad faith, were taken out of context, were somehow misunderstood and caused some embarrassment to our Venezuelan sisters, I apologize," Bolsonaro said in a video released Tuesday, during his campaign for the second round of elections. the elections.
Last day 2, Bolsonaro, who aspires to re-election, had 43.2% of the votes in the first round, compared to 48.4% achieved by former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, candidate of a progressive front and against who will be measured again on October 30.
Last weekend, the president created a huge stir by declaring in an interview that, during a motorcycle ride through the outskirts of Brasilia, he had seen some very "groomed" Venezuelan girls on a corner.
He narrated that "he painted a climate", an expression that in Brazil defines a possible sexual interest, that he approached and asked to enter the house of the young women, who according to him were between 14 and 15 years old.
"I wonder. Some pretty girls, 14 or 15 years old, dressed up on a Saturday. What for?: Earn a living, "said Bolsonaro, who for these statements was even accused of" pederasty "by Lula's campaign, due to his alleged interest in young girls. Read More…
