Brazilian army unhappy over Bolsonaro fans' watermelon jibes

[Judi Lynn]

The army says the posts are a "malicious and criminal attempt to stain the personal honour of soldiers with more than 40 years of service".

Friday 18 November 2022 16:59, UK

Brazil's army is unhappy its generals are being likened to "watermelons" in social media posts, suggesting they're green on the outside and communist red inside.

Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, who recently lost his bid to be re-elected president, have been making the comparison as they try to pressure the army to stage a coup over the result.

Some have accused top generals of being too close to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the veteran leftist candidate who narrowly beat Mr Bolsonaro.

In one example, Twitter user Eugenia Moreira da Costa posted an image with the caption: "These are 4 communist generals who are against the people, they want a Lula government.

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https://news.sky.com/story/brazilian-army-unhappy-over-bolsonaro-fans-watermelon-jibes-12750474








"green on the outside and communist red inside???????????"

[Marcuse]

1. Green is the main national color of Brazil.

[Judi Lynn]

2. It's so strange the fascists are claiming Brazil's military leaders are secret "commies"

considering the military arrested, imprisoned, tortured, murdered Brazilian people it suspected of being leftists for years during the vile dictatorship.

I'm feeling a little green, as in nauseated, hearing they even tried to push that whopper, hoping to please Bolsonaro.