Pricted to an activist’s cachaço, Marcelo is confronted by Portugal’s inaction on Palestine

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was confronted this Wednesday at the Lisbon Book Fair by a woman. The President of the Republic was accused of inaction, given the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, while holding nthe activist’s neck.

During the visit to the 95th edition of the Lisbon Book Fair, MARCELO REBELO DE SOUSA was challenged by a woman who approached a poster in which she read “There is a genocide of Palestine”.

The activist accused the President of the Republic and the Portuguese government to do nothing about the humanitarian crisis lived in the Gaza Strip.

“The President of the Republic does nothing about this matter; the Prime Minister does nothing; this government does nothing; and This is the most urgent subject of our time“He considered, before the journalists.

The head of state tried to challenge the activist, who, in turn, did not let Marcelo, arguing that the president “has all the time in the world to speak, if he wants, and the citizen do not have.”

“There will be a demonstration today at 6 pm, in Camões, and I ask all the people who care and who care about children who appear, please. It’s very important,” he said.

Marcelo tried to dialogue with his wife while holding her in the cachaço. “You have to hear me. Don’t hear me why?” Asked Marcelo.

However, the activist refused, asking her not to touch her neck while affirming the reasons why she didn’t want to hear him.

“Don’t grab me around your neckMr. President. Tell journalists, don’t tell me (…) I already know the president’s explanations we have, ”he said, before leaving.

Did I just see the President of the Republic squeeze the neck to this woman? This must be the worst minute of Marcelo’s presidency. Horrible.

— Hilikus, ponderado e apaziguador (@_hilikus_)

The woman eventually walked away and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa explained to journalists who witnessed the moment, stressing that Portugal changed the sense of vote in the UN in relation to the recognition of Palestine as a member of full right.

“Portugal, I have said several times through the President of the Republic, through the Prime Minister and the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, who is, in conjunction with other European states, to study and ponder to have a joint attitude on this matter,” said the head of state.

The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, lived a moment of tension with a pro-Palestinian activist, this Wednesday, at the inauguration of the Book Fair in Lisbon. The woman even asked her not to grasp her neck.

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