Neofascism: Mantega expelled from Einstein

Shouting "Go to the public health system!", former Finance Minister Guido Mantega was expelled from the Albert Einstein Hospital, one of the most renowned in São Paulo; a video shows insults directed at the former minister, who left the premises; he was accompanied by his wife, Eliane Berger, who is undergoing cancer treatment; political intolerance in Brazil is reaching unacceptable levels of incivility, foreshadowing a neo-fascism in the country; aggressions have been promoted by political forces that have proven incapable of coexisting in a democracy; in a statement, Einstein said it "regrets the incident that occurred on its premises" and that it did not identify any doctors or nurses involved in the aggressions.

February 24, 2015, 19:24 PMUpdated May 27, 2019, 11:15 AM

Shouting "Go to the SUS (Brazilian public healthcare system)!", former Finance Minister Guido Mantega was expelled from the Albert Einstein Hospital, one of the most renowned in São Paulo; a video shows insults directed at the former minister, who left the premises; he was accompanied by his wife, Eliane Berger, who is undergoing cancer treatment; political intolerance in Brazil is reaching unacceptable levels of incivility, foreshadowing a neo-fascism in the country; aggressions have been promoted by political forces that have proven incapable of coexisting in a democracy; in a statement, Einstein said it "regrets the incident that occurred on its premises" and that it did not identify any doctors or nurses involved in the aggressions (Photo: Leonardo Attuch).

247 - Former Finance Minister Guido Mantega was expelled from Albert Einstein Hospital on the 19th. He was accompanied by his wife, Eliane Berger, who is undergoing cancer treatment.

Amid shouts of "go to the public health system" and insults, he decided to leave the place.

Political intolerance in Brazil has reached unacceptable levels of incivility, foreshadowing a neo-fascism in the country. Aggressions have been promoted by political forces that have proven incapable of coexisting in a democracy.

Watch the video, which suggests that medical professionals also participated in the attacks:

In a statement, the Albert Einstein Hospital provided the following clarification:

The Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital informs that former Minister Guido Mantega was at the institution yesterday as a visitor. As an institution, the Hospital welcomes everyone equally, patients or not, rejects any attitude of intolerance, and regrets the incident that occurred on its premises.