The mayor of Manaus, where dozens died without oxygen during the pandemic, declares his support for Bolsonaro.

247 - The mayor of Manaus, David Almeida (Avante), declared this Monday (10) his support for the re-election of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and Wilson Lima (União Brasil), who is running for state governor against the current governor Eduardo Braga (MDB). The mayor's statement also occurred just over two months after the Avante politician criticized the federal government and called Minister Paulo Guedes (Economy) an "imbecile" during an event with supporters. The information was published by UOL portal.

In the Amazonian capital There was a shortage of oxygen cylinders. In January 2021, the Public Prosecutor's Office stated that 31 people died from lack of oxygen in Manaus on January 14th and 15th of that year, according to a report published by... G1 portal at the beginning of last year.

The Covid CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry), which began in the first half of last year and ended in the last quarter of 2021, requested 80 indictments, one of which was that of Bolsonaro, whom the members of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry... nine crimes were attributed to him.. 

The mayor's support came two months after he called Economy Minister Paulo Guedes an "imbecile" during an event with supporters.

"What authority does a mayor or governor not have to assert themselves over their secretary? What authority does the president not have over their minister? The worst Minister of Economy of all time is called Paulo Guedes. Open your eyes. We have the highest inflation of all time, the worst unemployment rate, bread and eggs are R$ 0,50, canned goods are R$ 15, gasoline is almost R$ 8, gas is over R$ 110, and energy is expensive," he said at the time.

elections

Presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) has 51% of voting intentions According to an Ipec poll released this Monday, October 10th, Bolsonaro has 42% of the vote in the second round of the presidential election. Blank and null votes total 5%, and 2% are undecided.

In the first round, the Workers' Party candidate obtained 48% of the valid votes (57,2 million), placing first. Bolsonaro came in second with 43% (51 million), becoming the first occupant of the Planalto Palace to finish an election in second place since 1997, when reelection was approved. 

In Amazonas, the former president received 49,58% of the valid votes (1.019.585 votes) in the first round, compared to 42,80% for Bolsonaro (880.087 votes).

In the Northern Region, Lula received 4,5 million votes, compared to 4,3 million for the current occupant of the Planalto Palace. 

In the election for governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, the candidate for re-election representing União Brasil, received 42% of the vote, compared to 21% for Eduardo Braga of the MDB party. 

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