The leaders in the voting intentions polls for the Presidential elections have waved to the evangelical electorate and exchanged religious-related attacks on Tuesday (16), the first official day of the electoral campaign.
On one side, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) suggested that if he loses the elections, people may be banned from speaking about God. On the other, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) accused his opponent of being "possessed by the devil".
The latest Datafolha poll, released in July, shows that the president has a ten-point lead over Lula among evangelicals: 43% to 33%.
The Chief Executive chose Juiz de Fora (MG) to start his reelection campaign, as it was the city where he was attacked with a knife in 2018. In the 'Bolsonarista' language, Juiz de Fora marked the "rebirth" of the president.
Faced with Bolsonaro's positive performance in the evangelical segment, former President Lula's campaign unleashed an offensive in search of that vote. Lula kicked off his presidential campaign with a visit to the Volkswagen factory in São Bernardo do Campo.
Translated by Cassy Dias