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RIO – In his last campaign act before the second round of voting for the City of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (DEM) once again bet on the rejection of his opponent, Marcelo Crivella (Republicans), to ask his followers that he must not stop going to the polls on Sunday and seek, by the end of this Saturday, to convince the voters of Rio not to vote for the re-election of the mayor. The appeal is based on the results of the polls, in which Paes has maintained favoritism (with 55% of the preference, according to the Datafolha poll on Friday), and also on the abstention rate in the first round. , when 32.8% of those who could vote did not go to the polls.
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– Tomorrow’s election is no longer about Eduardo Paes and Nilton Caldeira (of the PL, candidate for vice president) winning. We represent much more in this campaign: the set of social and political forces from all over the city, from the right, left and center that love Rio and want to end this silent, incompetent and lying government of Crivella – said Paes, completing immediately: – This candidacy means the liberation of Rio de Janeiro, which must be done with great force. We need to signal the polls tomorrow. Do not stop until midnight today, respecting the electoral legislation, asking for votes and arguing. These will not be easy times, we will not perform miracles, but we will put this city to work again.
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The Paes event took place on the court of the Mocidade samba school, in Padre Miguel, in the West Zone of Rio. Nicknamed “Maracanã do Samba”, the place has a capacity for about 10,000 people and, although in a very distant number maximum capacity, gathered hundreds of supporters of the former mayor. The arrival of the general public caused a brief slowdown in traffic on Avenida Brasil, where the court is located. In the parking lot, along with dozens of cars, the electoral cables abused their creativity. At the candidate’s reception, in addition to the young dancers dressed in carnival costumes, the electoral cables wore campaign flags mounted on a motorcycle and even on horses.
Upon reaching the meeting with the militancy and political allies, Paes spoke with the press and said he was “optimistic” with the path traveled in the last two months. He maintained the tone of previous statements when he affirmed that the election will be “historic” and when criticizing the opponent for his connection to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, of which Crivella is a licensed bishop:
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– Crivella doesn’t understand Cariocas. His administration was marked by that. You can only speak to your group, your niche, your uncle (Bishop Edir Macedo, from Universal), your uncle’s religious group. The city cannot understand the diversity of that city. He is a prejudiced mayor and Rio is too diverse a city to have such a mayor. The mayor of Rio has to be everyone’s mayor, as I was in the first and second terms. Respect people’s sexual orientation, skin color, religion. This type of prejudice no longer fits in Rio de Janeiro. It is a much more diverse city than this niche called Marcelo Crivella – said Paes, amid the fireworks offered by the supporters.
‘Prejudiced mayor’
Despite the concern with the Covid-19 at the door of the event, with the distribution of alcohol gel to those present, there were episodes of agglomeration at the arrival of the candidate and during his stay on the stage of the association. Paes was flanked by the vice president candidate, Caldeira, by the mayor of Rio, Jorge Felippe (DEM) and other councilors who are part of his base of support. Also present were Senators Romário (Pode) and Portinho (PSD), alternates for Arolde de Oliveira, who died in October as a result of a coronavirus complication. Also on the parliamentary team was federal deputy Pedro Paulo (DEM).
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The report requested the advice of candidate Marcelo Crivella to comment on Paes’ accusations, but did not appear until the closing of this report.
