Covas calls Boulos and apologizes after a toucan ally said that opponent “kills his mother to go to the ball for the orphans” | 2020 elections in São Paulo

In the morning meeting, former federal deputy Ricardo Tripoli (PSDB) said, together with Covas, that the opponent of the PSDB in the second round, Boulos, “kills his mother to go to the orphans’ ball to enter” .

“We have an extremely aggressive opponent, who yesterday saw the debate he saw it. He’s the guy who kills his mother to go to the orphan dance. He kills his mother to go to the orphan dance so he can get in. Tripoli said.

In a note released during the afternoon, Bruno Covas described the statement made today about the candidate Guilherme Boulos as “unacceptable and disrespectful.”

Attitudes like this do not contribute to the democratic process. Mayor Bruno Covas has already personally apologized to Boulos and hopes that the campaigns, their allies and militants will maintain the respect and good standards that have set the tone of the campaign so far. said the statement from the Toucan campaign.

OR G1 he sought out the PSOL campaign to speak on the issue, but was informed that candidate Guilherme Boulos will not comment on the episode for the time being.

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Covas and Guilherme Boulos are running for the second round of the elections in São Paulo, which was defined this Sunday night (15), when the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) confirmed that the two candidates were the most voted in the first part of the race for mayor of the city. capital.

According to the Electoral Tribunal, Covas had 32.85% (1,747,938 valid votes) and Boulos, 20.24% (1,077,168 valid votes).

In this Tuesday (17) event in Sindnapi, the candidate from Tucano said that he is negotiating support with other legends for the second round of the dispute in the city of São Paulo.

“The agreements are being handled by the campaign coordinator, by the president of my party. We hope to be able to announce them soon. When we do not win in the first round, we must recognize that you do not have enough strength to represent the majority of the With accession from other political currents, other groups in society, we can reach the majority and have a more representative government, “he said on Tuesday.

The mayor had previously stated that he does not rule out the possibility of receiving the support of Celso Russomanno (Republicans).

Covas participated in a breakfast in Sindnapi, which is part of Força Sindical. The candidate was asked if it would not be negative for his campaign to receive the support of an entity linked to the federal deputy and president of Solidarity, Paulinho da Força, who is accused of corruption and money laundering.

“I received the support of the retired union. I have not yet received official support, hopefully who knows how to receive it in the second round, from the Force or from Solidarity. In the second round it is important to seek other forces, ensuring that this articulation is made on the a program for the city of São Paulo. It is not about people, about names, it is about theses for the city. Today I even received proposals related to the area of ​​the elderly, with more parks for the elderly, more social centers “, said.

Although the Força Sindical has not yet formally declared its support for the toucan, the leaders Antônio de Sousa Ramalho and Elenice Cabral spoke in favor of the candidate at the event.

Regarding the Goals Plan of his administration, which provided for the creation of 15 thousand vacancies for activities of the elderly, the mayor stated that he intends to advance in the actions, but did not answer how many vacancies have already been created.

“The city has achieved the full seal of the state regarding the elder-friendly city. It is in this direction that we want to advance to have reception spaces, to have joint assistance and health care. We already have a room in each one today. UBS [Unidade Básica de Saúde] Aimed only at older people. Precisely actions like this that we want to expand even more: in the sports area, in the cultural area, in the healthcare area, in the health area ”.

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