Journalists are expelled from a meeting between evangelicals and Jair Bolsonaro.
Security guards at the Assembly of God-Madureira convention recorded video of media professionals before escorting them out of the Youth Arena in Vila Militar.
247 - Journalists from Agência Estado, O Globo, and Folha de S. Paulo were expelled from the Assemblies of God convention of the Madureira Ministry, in Deodoro, in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro, before Jair Bolsonaro (PL) gave his speech.
The journalists were approached by event security guards, who even recorded video of them. After being approached, they were escorted out of the Arena da Juventude, in Vila Militar.
At the event, which was part of the president's private agenda, the barrier to the press was already in place at the entrance, reports Estadão.
TV crews were also prevented from entering.
Hair FacebookThe president's profile broadcast a short video of the event, lasting only three minutes. The National Anthem could be heard in the video.
The Assembly of God - Madureira Ministry is the denomination to which Everaldo Dias Pereira belongs, the pastor arrested in August 2020 in a Federal Police operation against corruption and money laundering.
Everaldo has left prison and is now serving restrictive measures.