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According to Markle’s team, the candidate’s rib was broken in the attack. He was initially having difficulty breathing.
In a live debate for the post of mayor in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a candidate attacked his opponent with a chair. The injured candidate had to be admitted to the hospital. Its video is going viral on social media.
According to CNN, this debate was taking place between leftist candidate Jose Luiz Datena and right-wing leader Pablo Marcel. Marcel had commented on an 11-year-old sexual harassment case against Datena. Angered by this, Datena attacked Marcel with a chair several times.
After this, Datena was removed from the debate. He said in a statement on Monday that he had made a mistake, but he did not regret his actions.
Candidate compares attack to attack on Trump Marcel has been discharged from the hospital after first aid. He was having difficulty breathing. The hospital said that he has injuries on his chest and wrist. The condition is not that serious.
Marcel compared the chair attack to the assassination attempt against former U.S. President Donald Trump in July and the knife attack on former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during the 2018 election.
He posted footage of all three attacks on Instagram. He said he was attacked with an iron chair on his ribs. He has said he will take legal action against Datena.
Made fun of in live debate, got angry and attacked According to the report, the mayoral elections are on October 6. There are 10 candidates in the fray. Six mayoral candidates were debating on the national TV channel Kultura. During this Marcel started making lewd remarks at Datena. Marcel said that Datena has been a bad journalist and has sexually abused the reporters working under him. He is a rapist.
According to the report, a junior reporter had accused Datena of sexual harassment in 2019. After this, Datena filed a defamation case against the reporter. A few months later, the woman withdrew the allegations against Datena.
This angered Datena. She targeted Marcel’s head and attacked him with a chair. Datena later said that the sexual harassment case against her was already over. Her family was very upset because of this. Her mother-in-law died due to this worry. She reopened an old wound.
Datena is a journalist by profession and is contesting the mayoral election in Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo.
Datena said- I will not withdraw my candidature Datena said that he will not withdraw his candidacy even after this incident. TV Cultura immediately apologized for the incident and called it the worst incident in the history of Brazilian television.
TV Kultura said that we never thought that such an incident could happen despite so many rules. This is very regrettable.