“When the lightning struck, it was very strong, it looked like it had been a bomb. Then people fainted,” he told Sheet Sabrina Gadeaque marks the end of a walk promoted by the deputy (PL-MG).
She and her husband, Renato Gadea, report that they were holding a tarp with friends to protect themselves from the rain, when they heard a bang and passed out. The couple came from Guarulhos (Greater São Paulo) to follow Nikolas’ walk this Sunday (25) and were already in Cruzeiro square waiting for the deputy when lightning struck.
They are part of a group of at least 30 people who were treated at the Base Hospital due to the lightning. “But there were people who passed out and came back, which was our case. I woke up sitting on the floor. It was very strong. It was like breaking my leg, you know?”, says Renato, who was leaving the hospital where the people affected were taken.
“Lightning struck in front of us. I only blinked, I was conscious the whole time, but everyone was fainting. People were desperate, wanting to run. And there were a lot of elderly people”, says Sabrina.
Renato says he tried to calm people down and that it took the firefighters a while to understand what was happening, because they were far from the place where the lightning strike occurred. According to reports, there was only one ambulance at the scene. The couple says that a friend was near a dumpster and that he jumped off the ground due to the impact. The two went to the Base Hospital with their own car and are doing well.
Vanderlei Ham was at the hospital accompanying her daughter, who was admitted because the tests showed tachycardia. He, his two daughters and his wife, from Rio Grande do Sul, were in Bahia for a course, but decided to drive to Brasília to participate in the event. “Carrying your unconscious daughter on your lap… you don’t know what to do. Everyone was lost, even the people who responded at the time,” he said.
The victims were in Praça do Cruzeiro, which is in a central area of Brasília, awaiting Nikolas’ arrival, when the incident occurred. At this time, the deputy had not yet arrived at the scene.
The parliamentarian left Paracatu, on Saturday (19), towards Brasília, covering 240 km, accompanied by supporters. As shown by Sheet, the route had little protection structure for the allies, who walked along highways until reaching the capital.
The former first lady (PL) did not participate in the walk, but expressed support for Nikolas and other parliamentarians who joined the movement through social media. After meeting with federal deputy Marcel Van Hattem (Novo-RS), she gave a speech to supporters who occupied the front of one of the overnight stops on the walk.
“It’s a peaceful, orderly event, led by God,” he said. “So, please, follow the guidance of our leader, Nikolas. When you get there, then each one go home. We are here fighting for the liberation of our nation”, he declared.
