File pic of Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro. AP
Recently, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro used his invite to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in the UK to upload a video in which he can be seen boasting about how cheap the fuel is in Brazil when compared to the fuel price in London.
In the video, he can be seen standing at a London petrol station, and he points out that the fuel price in London is double the price of fuel in many states of Brazil. He went on to say that Brazil has the cheapest fuel in the world. In the video, the electronic board shows the fuel price to be 1.61 pound sterling. The clip was posted a night before the Queen’s funeral.
This video has been shared on Twitter by Sky News with the caption, “Brazil’s president used his trip to the UK for the Queen’s funeral to stop at a petrol station and post a video about the cost of fuel.”
A user pointed out that elections are due in Brazil, so he is trying to win the votes by claiming that he has reduced the fuel prices. The user added that the basic wage in Brazil is low, so the fuel price is high for its citizens.
The video attracted a lot of criticism and some people even compared him to Donald Trump by calling him “Brazilian Trump” in the comment section.
Some users also said that the Brazilian President was disrespecting the Queen and the UK through his video.
A commentator wrote that he shouldn’t have been invited to the funeral, and that he hopefully gets out of the office after next month.
An individual stated that the 1.61 Pound Sterling is not a high price for the fuel, and that it is way cheaper than a lot of areas outside of central London.
A user wrote that the petrol price is cheap compared to where he lives.
A person said that the price is cheaper than what he pays for the fuel per litre, and he doesn’t live in the affluent parts of the UK. He added that the price is much lower for those people who have the money to pay for it.
Brazilians will vote for their president in October. For the first time, the only two candidates with a real chance of winning are a current president and a former president — Jair Bolsonaro, and Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva, also known as Lula.
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