Marina also plays the victim to the international press.

247 - Maintaining her stance that she has been the victim of attacks and lies in this election campaign, presidential candidate Marina Silva (PSB) reiterated this view in an interview with the international press. To journalist Christiane Amanpour of the American network CNN, she said she suffers prejudice because of her poor background (see the report). here, In english).

"I lost my mother when I was fourteen and I had to take care of my seven siblings. I struggled and continue to struggle, but I always say that education worked a miracle in my life. I had to face a lot of prejudice, prejudice that I still live with today. It's very easy to attribute any opinion to disqualify a person with my life experience," said Marina.

She also said that her work is the target of a "discrediting campaign" and that the "high price" she is paying may be due to her religion. Marina is an evangelical member of the Assembly of God. She emphasizes, however, that her life trajectory is "a source of pride" for her.

"Right now, there's a campaign to discredit my work and my 30-year career in public life, where no one can find any prejudice against anyone. However, perhaps because of my religion, I have to pay a very high price. People who share my background have to constantly prove that they are intelligent and competent to assume leadership positions. This life trajectory is a source of pride for me."

She is described by CNN as an "accidental candidate" due to the tragic death of Eduardo Campos, for whom she was running as vice-president. When questioned about the downward trend in recent polls, Marina responded that it is still too early to discuss the second round and pointed out that her campaign started later than those of her opponents, President Dilma Rousseff (PT) and Senator Aécio Neves (PSDB).