General Heleno attacks Flávio Dino, considered one of the best governors in Brazil.

The Minister of the Institutional Security Office (GSI) said that the Governor of Maranhão is "deceitful," "senseless," and "out of touch" for attributing the Covid-19 deaths in Brazil to Jair Bolsonaro.

April 05, 2020, 12:03 hUpdated April 05, 2020, 18:52 h

General Heleno attacks Flávio Dino, considered one of the best governors in Brazil (Photo: Montage / Fórum)

247 - The Chief Minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI), General Augusto Heleno, attacked the governor of Maranhão, Flávio Dino (PCdoB), calling him "alienated and sly," and ended up being answered by the governor of Maranhão. The general's attack was made in a Twitter post, where he responded to a post by Dino that blames Bolsonaro for the coronavirus deaths in Brazil.

Bolsonaro started the day with THREE HUNDRED Brazilians dead on his doorstep. By nightfall, that number had risen to THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY. And even then, he doesn't abandon his vanity and aggression. His contempt for the lives of Brazilians is astounding.
- Flávio Dino 🇧🇷 (@FlavioDino) April 3, 2020

"On Friday, April 03rd, Flávio Dino, Governor of Maranhão, attributed the 300 Covid-21 deaths to President Bolsonaro. I have always believed, based on historical precedent, that communists are alienated, sly, insensitive, and senseless beings. Actions like this confirm that profile," said Heleno.

The governor replied: “General, there are already 432 dead at your captain's doorstep. Try to help. Brazil needs it. I don't want to believe that you are alienated, sly, insensitive, and senseless. Then come to Maranhão and I will be pleased to receive you as Governor and we will talk about 'historical past'.” Look.

General, there are already 432 dead at your captain's doorstep. Try to help. Brazil needs it. I don't want to believe that you are alienated, naive, insensitive, and senseless. Then come to Maranhão and I will be pleased to receive you as Governor and we will talk about "historical past".
- Flávio Dino 🇧🇷 (@FlavioDino) April 5, 2020

Augusto Heleno's attack on Dino echoes the attitude taken by Rio de Janeiro city councilman Carlos Bolsonaro, Jair's son, who attacked the vice presidentGeneral Hamilton Mourão and the governor of Maranhão, in one fell swoop, claimed that the two conspired, in a meeting, to overthrow the president.

The attacks on Dino, however, are unwarranted. Augusto Heleno called him "senseless," "alienated," and "deceitful," but, as an article in Vermelho points out, using data from G1, he, the Governor of Maranhão, is the... who has fulfilled the most campaign promises of all state governors.