Federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) appears in a video circulating on social media wearing a bulletproof vest during the “Walk for Freedom”, which began on Monday (19). The parliamentarian left Minas Gerais towards Brasília to, among other demands, protest against the arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro and others convicted of the acts of January 8, 2023.
In the video, Nikolas Place the vest on a platform while he is surrounded by security guards accompanying him on BR-040.
Due to threats and suspicious activities, Nikolas Ferreira has to wear a bulletproof vest.
— Tumulto BR (@TumultoBR)
Earlier, the deputy published a video stating that oppositionists tried to join the march and asked his supporters to be alert.”Three elements were identified yesterday. They were trying to infiltrate, people from the PT. I’m not making it up, the intelligence people showed me their faces, there’s video of them buying Brazilian flags so they can pretend they’re one of ours,” he said.
Late Saturday afternoon, Nikolas shared on social media that he had arrived in Brasilia. The demonstration will conclude this Sunday (25) with an event in the federal capital.
Purpose of the walk
During the visit to the urban area of Valparaíso de Goiás, about public support and the impact of the movement. Surrounded by supporters, the parliamentarian stated that the action went beyond simple euphoria and generated political awareness.
Nikolas says hiThe aim of the mobilization has already been fulfilled even before completing the route. “The walk has already achieved its objective, which is to wake people up, for them to look around and know what is happening in their city,” he stated.
“What is happening is not euphoria, what is happening is an awakening of people”, declared Nikolas. According to the deputy, the population has shown greater attention to the problems of their state and city, citing as examples issues of “local agendas” and “garbage tariffs”.
Guardrails
The Planalto Palace around the building to reinforce security. The measure was adopted in light of the demonstration led by federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira.
“The GSI informs that, due to the possibility of demonstrations scheduled in locations close to the presidential installation, the bars are used as a reinforcement measure, in accordance with security protocols”, says a note released by the Institutional Security Office of the Presidency of the Republic.
*with information from Estadão Conteúdo
