After pressure, Eduardo Bolsonaro backtracks: "My intention was never to offend the Chinese people."
After the negative repercussions of the baseless accusation against China and being nicknamed "banana," Eduardo Bolsonaro backtracks. "My intention was never to offend the Chinese people or to harm the good relationship that exists between our countries."
247 - Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP) felt the negative repercussions of his statement. accusing China from being blamed for the coronavirus pandemic and backtracked this Thursday, the 19th.
In a statement released on his social media, Eduardo says that he "never offended the Chinese people." "I clarify that I shared a post criticizing the Chinese government's actions in preventing the pandemic, especially regarding the sharing of information that would have been useful in prevention on a global scale," says the former candidate for Brazilian ambassador to the United States.
After Vice President Hamilton Mourão came out publicly this Thursday to say that Eduardo did not speak for the government. and end up, even unintentionally, giving the nickname "banana"In Eduardo, the congressman spoke out."
"I never intended to speak for the Brazilian government, but due to all this repercussion, and devoid of any vanity or ego, I want to make it crystal clear that my intention, once again, was never to offend the Chinese people or to harm the good relationship that exists between our countries."
Read Eduardo Bolsonaro's statement: