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The gospel singer was elected councilor in 2020 (Photo: Playback / Instagram)
The councilor and gospel singer Hermano Lázaro (PL) died on the night of Friday 19, as a result of the complications of Covid-19. He had been hospitalized for almost a month in a hospital about 100 km from Salvador, in Feira de Santana. The information was confirmed by the singer’s official page on social networks.
“It was with great regret that yesterday we received the sad news of the death of our friend, parish priest, counselor, leader, Brother Lázaro,” the account wrote. According to the statement, the death was caused by a cardiorespiratory arrest derived from Covid 19.
According to the councilor’s counselor, due to the current circumstances of the pandemic, the burial will be restricted only to family members and will take place this Saturday afternoon, 20, in Salvador-BA, his hometown. “What comforts our hearts is knowing that” I am glad that I am going to live in heaven, I am glad that I am going to live with God. “Brother Lazaro’s struggle has passed, now he rests in the arms of God and our prayer now is that God comfort our hearts and we continue with the hope that this fight will pass ”, concluded the post.
According to the last bulletin on Friday night, the photo of the councilor was very delicate. The text said that he had not presented any complications, remaining stable, but the picture was still serious and needed a lot of care.
Brother Lázaro had been diagnosed with Covid-19 on February 15, but was undergoing treatment at home until February 22, when he felt discomfort, fever and sought care. At the hospital it was found that he had half of his lungs compromised and he was admitted to a clinical bed. On the 25th, he had to be transferred to the ICU and had to be intubated. He would be transferred to another private unit in Salvador, but the health situation worsened and the doctors preferred to suspend the transfer.
Career and repercussion
Brother Lázaro was elected Salvador’s councilor in 2020, with 4,273 votes. He had already been a federal deputy between 2015 and 2018, the year he ran for a Senate seat, but failed to win the election.
Lázaro began his musical career in the 90s, when he was part of the Olodum group. Years later he left the group and pursued a career as a gospel singer after converting to the evangelical religion. The artist was nationally successful in the genre.
Politicians and artists wrote about the death of the singer. The mayor of Salvador, Bruno Reis, commented on the loss of the artist and expressed his condolences for the family’s pain. “Another regrettable loss! Brother Lázaro was an outstanding artist who overcame all challenges with his wisdom and talent. His music is part of my life and I will never forget his simple and loving way with everyone. May God comfort his family already his friends!” “he wrote on social media.
ACM Neto, former mayor of Salvador, also wrote. “Today, with sadness, I say goodbye to brother Lázaro, another victim of the covid. They are not just numbers. They are lives, stories, families in mourning. Lázaro was a great companion in public life, a man of faith and an artist. that moved many people with his unmistakable voice, “he said. André Valadão, gospel singer and pastor, left a message of peace. “Beloved brother. On daddy’s lap. ‘I’m going up’, go in peace.”
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