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Abroad, Jean Wyllys says that the virus of stupidity is affecting parts of Brazil.

Almost a month after resigning from his political post and leaving the country under threats, former federal deputy Jean Wyllys (PSOL-RJ) is touring Europe giving lectures on the national political situation; "Not everyone is infected by the virus of stupidity and prejudice that has infected the new government of Brazil and some of the voters who applaud it," says Wyllys.

Abroad, Jean Wyllys says that the virus of stupidity is affecting parts of Brazil (Photo: Michel Jesus/Chamber of Deputies)

247 - Almost a month after resigning from his political post and leaving the country under threats, former federal deputy Jean Wyllys (PSOL-RJ) is touring Europe giving lectures on the national political situation. He started in Berlin, the city where he claims to be living with the help of friends, and says he has already been invited to speak in Portugal, France, Sweden, and Canada. reporter and from the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper. 

"Not everyone is infected by the virus of stupidity and prejudice that has infected the new Brazilian government and some of the voters who applaud it," he told the newspaper last Monday (18), shortly before giving a lecture at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, linked to the German party The Left. There, a few hours later, he gave a press conference criticizing the security policy adopted by the new administration.  

"The current Minister of Justice wants to legalize and expand the possibilities for murdering people. Behind this, in reality, is an attempt to legalize oppression against the political opposition that will exist in the Bolsonaro government," he said, according to Radio France Internationale.