A statement by the President () during the inauguration of the Apodi (PB) extension, part of the São Francisco River Transposition Project, entered the opposition sights.
To the work, Lula said on Wednesday (28): “God left the backlands without water because he knew I would be president and would bring water here.”
The justification, interpreted as an association of the Northeast Dry Historical to a divine plan that would culminate in its own presidency, was classified by opponents as an act of “messianic delirium”, “blasphemy” and “megalomania”.
The deputy (PL/MG), who viralized on social networks this year with attacks on the INSS scandal and the PIX crisis, cited biblical excerpts against the “use of the divine name in vain.”
Operated deputy and former car prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol (new) heed the speech of “Surreal” and “use of the name of God in vain”, accusing Lula of “transforming the suffering of the people into propaganda”.
Federal Deputy Carlos Jordy (/RJ) called the statement of “heresy of narcissistic without respect for God”, criticizing the attempt to “appropriation” of the work.
Also from the PL, federal deputy André Fernandes (CE) mocked: “Lula and Janja compete to see who speaks more bullshit”, comparing the president’s speech with other recent statements of the first lady who generated controversy.
Deputy Filipe Barros (PL/PR) attacked what he called “megalomania who mocks northeastern pain” and stated that the former president (PL) concluded the transposition without “blasphemies.”
Already federal deputy Daniela Reinehr (PL/SC) asked, “He finds herself a Messiah?”, Highlighting what he saw as “mockery with faith and misery.”
The senator (PL/SP) reinforced the criticism and qualified the speech as “mockery of faith.”
Senator and former Lava Jato judge, (-PR) criticized the “mania of greatness incompatible with failures of their governments.”
On the same day, in another event of the same theme in Pernambuco, Lula criticized what he called Bolsonaro government paralysis and gave a message about next year’s elections.
“We cannot vote for any junk to govern this country. We need to vote for people who have commitment, who have dignity,” he said, who fulfilled two agendas in the Northeast on Wednesday (28).
