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according to reports from the global times, cctv international news and other media, on september 15, local time, the tv debate for the mayoral election of sao paulo, brazil's largest city, was in chaos: candidates josé luis datena and pablo mazar had an argument, and datena swung a chair at mazar in anger. mazar was said to have injured his ribs and withdrew from the debate to seek medical treatment. datena was expelled from the debate that day for hitting someone. in response, some american media commented that this scene was enough to make people stunned even in brazil, where political violence is frequent.

related video screenshots (source: cctv international news)

according to reports, a total of six candidates in sao paulo participated in a televised debate to compete for the mayoral position of the city. during the debate, brazilian workers' renewal party candidate massar repeatedly targeted journalist-turned-candidate datena, first exposing his involvement in a sexual harassment scandal in 2019, and then verbally provoked him. massar mentioned the incident at another debate, saying: "you (datena) went on the debate stage and wanted to slap me... but in the end you backed off, you are not manly enough." datena could no longer suppress his anger and swung the chair at massar's back, causing chaos on the live broadcast.

after the incident, masar, who is well versed in the "traffic code", posted several videos on social media, dramatically showing himself being "rushed to emergency" and "wearing an oxygen mask and breathing hard", using this farce to hype himself up. masar's campaign team said that he was beaten by datena and "a rib was broken". but another video disclosed by local media showed that masar was still "swearing" at datena after being beaten.

this farce also sparked public opinion on the internet, and some people even made "emoticons", jokingly saying that from now on, brazil would have to use fixed, immovable chairs at all debate competitions.

some analysts mentioned that the attack gave massal more exposure, and as a mayoral candidate he would benefit from the additional news coverage, while datena's actions would further weaken his potential to attract votes.

it is understood that massar was originally an "internet celebrity" and is good at attracting traffic and hype. he also mobilized his fan base to build momentum online and promised cash rewards. some reports pointed out that his political style imitated some well-known right-wing leaders, such as former us president trump and former brazilian president bolsonaro.

in addition, this "internet celebrity" is also a "dark horse" in this mayoral election, with his support rate ranking third, only behind the current mayor nunes and left-wing congressman bros. datena, who committed violence in public, is not doing well in the election, ranking fifth in the polls, and currently only 7% of voters say they plan to vote for him.

jimu news integrates global times, huanqiu.com, and cctv international news

(source: jimu news)

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