A mayoral candidate in São Paulo was released from the hospital Monday after one of his rivals slammed him with a metal chair during a televised debate.
He apparently suffered a fractured rib in Sunday’s attack, which happened after he referred to allegations of sexual misconduct involving the rival candidate.
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Eu como brasileiro confirmo que o candidato que atacou, datena, é um louco.
Quando não consegue argumentar que as acusações de abuso são "falsas" ele parte pra agressão
Just to be clear, the one who got hit is a scammer, he is not in jail because he made a deal with the justice system. He is extremely offensive and disrespectful, he is a liar and a disgusting person.
Since when were political debates pay-per-view?
Datena superou o Will Smith.
❤❤
Datena shouldn't have done that, brazilian politics became a circus, but Marçal deserved it, he is a straight up criminal, and he is also a coach, someone who failed his entire life but is teaching others to be successful.
The chair was wel deserved. This fraudster had been provoking every candidate using personal insults and insulting their families
We Brazilians are like this, that's why we can't own weapons and our constitution doesn't allow us to have atomic bombs.
The Rival Actually Challenged the
Dude for a Fight & the Dude Came
with a Chair. 🤣🤣
Demoncracy at its best
based Datena
🎉
The Left in Brazil support all type of violence in name of Love. This candidate is being persecuted by government just because he will stinguish corruption in São Paulo city, support entrepreneur and create jobs. For sure they don't want it.
The foreigners saying that the chair didn't hit him! ha.ha.ha!
The guy that got hit is a Con Artist, he already was arrested bcs he was part of a gang that applied bank scams on old people. Recently turned into a "Financial Coach Guru" he has nothing to offer when he go to a debate, only provoke the other candidates and do "shorts" videos to post on his socials. Now I'm sure he got his Viral that he wanted…
Un F'ing real this man brutally attacks another candidate on Live Television and is NOT ARRESTED. Now if anyone were to do the exact same thing in a restaurant, a concert, a seminar or any other event, they would have been arrested for aggravated assault. No whataboutism, no whatifs.. He should have been cuffed and taken to jail. iT'S LIKE THE WORLD IS GOING BACKWARDS TO THE ANCIENT ROMAN DAYS.
Who cares?
EXTREME RULES BRAZIL 😂😂😂
The chair barely touched him. How the heck is he “hospitalized” ?? 😂😂
foi maravilhoso
F- minus to the camera man, wow
FAZ O 🔥Ⓜ️🔥
For Americans who don't understand, this chair-wielding attacker is accused of harassing women
vergonha para o mundo
Sounds like Trump. 😂
Parabéns, Datena. ❤
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Brazilian maga infant.
Should be immediately disqualified
We need Jim Ross immediately for commentary…
And no, he didn't fracture his rib. Pure acting