The first lady, Rosângela da Silva, A, published on Friday (3) a video in which appears praying with President Lula () in the Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth, in Belém (PA).
According to her, the act was a thank you for the protection after a FAB plane (Brazilian Air Force) that would take the presidential entourage to the Marajó archipelago, in Pará, have on the engine on Thursday (2). The aircraft had to be replaced by fire risk.
“We went to pray to Our Lady of Nazareth for the protection she gave us yesterday, getting rid of taking off and keeping us on the ground, safely,” wrote Janja.
“We thank Nazinha for protecting our way, illuminating every step and strengthening faith in moments of challenge. May your cloak continue to cover us with love and guiding us in a path of peace, love and unity.”
In a statement, Planalto reported that Belém’s displacement to Breves in Marajó would be made at FAB’s C-105 Amazon aircraft. The model, often used in short tracks, is a turbo-propeller twin-engine focused on military and logistics transport in the Amazon.
Also according to the note, during the triggering of the engines on soil, a technical-operational problem was identified. By precaution, FAB used a reserve aircraft, the C-97 Brasilia, which always accompanies the presidential missions.
“I went to [Igreja] Headquarters [em Belém]thank Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, another problem happened to me on the plane, “Lula said on Friday, in an interview with Liberal TV in Belém.” I went to take a plane to Marajó Island, and had a problem in the engine of the FAB plane, “he said.
“I just have to thank God, there could have been a problem in the air, it happened on land. We went down the plane, afraid that plane would take fire,” Lula said. The trip to the church took place on Thursday night, after event for the delivery of the Nova Doca Linear Park, in a noble neighborhood of Belém.
Lula participates in the inaugurations of works of the climate conference, in this Thursday and Friday (3).
The president, who claims to be Catholic, faced difficulties to get support in the evangelical electorate in the last election campaign, including fake news that he would close temples.
Last week in an attempt to get closer to this audience, a segment podcast and said it does not use religion as a political currency and that avoids going to churches in the election period.
“I have no habit of doing politics trying to divide society by religion,” he said. “I don’t like to go to church in campaign time because I don’t think we should use an electoral church. I don’t try to make it politics. Don’t make me use church as a stage I’m not going to use.”
