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In Brazil, Bolsonarists disappointed with the elections boycott the Football World Cup
In front of the army headquarters, there is no question of watching football on television for these radical bolsonarists who refuse the election results.
© RFI/Sarah Cozzolino
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The most radical voters disappointed with Jair Bolsonaro are still mobilized in several major cities across the country.
They are calling for military intervention to prevent the winner of the elections, former President Lula, from coming to power.
Determined in their mobilization, they now refuse to follow the competition.
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With our correspondent in Rio de Janeiro,
Sarah Cozzolino
In the land of football, some are boycotting the World Cup.
Here, no big screen to broadcast the matches but military chants all day long.
André has been camping in front of the army headquarters since the day after the presidential election.
"
Brazil matchdays are even busier here,
" he said.
Instead of applauding the Cup in front of the TVs, people prefer to come here and stay.
Because it is better to bleed now than later under a communist regime.
»
This is the first time that this football fan will not attend the competition.
Because he believes in
this mobilization
.
“
I am tired, yes, but we are staying despite the rain,
insists André.
Yesterday [Thursday] it rained, and we can show you videos, nobody left.
Rain or shine, everyone stays.
»
"
For the moment, we don't want to hear about the World Cup
"
Every day, between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., three friends, all widows, set up camp in their beach chairs.
They criticize the date of the World Cup, just after the Brazilian elections.
“
It hurts our protests here in Brazil
,” said the first.
“
Football is important,
recognizes the other.
But the most important thing right now is to resolve the situation in our country.
We want clean elections, without fraud.
So for the moment we don't want to hear about the World Cup.
»
Beaten in the second round a month ago by Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva,
Jair Bolsonaro
has been silent since his defeat.
He is still in power until December 31.
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