Mello Franco corrects Temer: it wasn't an accident.
"After remaining silent about a massacre of worldwide repercussion, Temer stumbled over his own words. According to the Houaiss dictionary, the most common definition of an accident is something 'casual, unexpected, fortuitous'. The bloodbath in Manaus was far from being any of those three things," writes journalist Bernardo Mello Franco in his column this Friday.
247 - "After remaining silent about a massacre of worldwide repercussion, Temer stumbled over his own words. According to the Houaiss dictionary, the most common definition of an accident is something 'casual, unexpected, fortuitous.' The bloodbath in Manaus was far from being any of those three things," writes journalist Bernardo Mello Franco. in your column this Friday.
"After three days of deathly silence, President Michel Temer decided to speak about the massacre in Amazonas. He described the killing of 56 inmates as a "horrific accident." The statement horrified experts who study Brazilian prisons."
“The president’s speech was unfortunate, absurd, and irresponsible,” Maria Laura Canineu, director of Human Rights Watch in Brazil, told me. “The word ‘accident’ gives the idea of something unforeseen. This massacre was a tragedy foretold,” she added.