German ambassador to Brazil condemns Nazi salutes to Bolsonaro supporters during protests

The German ambassador to Brasilia, Heiko Toms, expressed his condemnation of the images that appeared in them Supporters of Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, raise their arm in the Nazi salute During the protests that have rocked the country since last Sunday’s elections.

“The use of Nazi and Fascist symbols by far-right ‘protesters’ is absolutely appalling. A Nazi apology is a crime.” Toms said in his official profile on the social network Twitter.

The highest representative of German diplomacy in Brazil expressed that “it is not about freedom of expression,” but rather about “the attack on democracy and the rule of law in Brazil.” “This gesture despises the memory of the victims of Nazism and the atrocities it caused.”he added.

Thus, although Toms did not explicitly mention the pro-Bolsonaro protests, it is clear that his criticism comes after the publication of photos in which he appears A group of supporters of the Brazilian president call for military intervention and salute the Nazis.

Lula narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in the second round of Brazil’s elections, held on Sunday. Since then, supporters of the incumbent president have taken to the streets and blocked many roads throughout the national territory as a sign of protest.

Bolsonaro, for his part, On Tuesday, he went out to ask his followers to lift the siege Because it is a kind of protest that does not fit the constitutional margins of violating freedom of movement.