"Hasta nunca": the hard message of the Mayor of New York to Jair Bolsonaro after the cancellation of his trip

"Hasta nunca", New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, launched Jair Bolsonaro, following the decision of Brazil's controversial president to cancel his trip to the largest city in the United States despite protests against his visit.

"We denounce his intolerance. He escaped. I'm not surprised the thugs usually do not know how to get a shot", tweeted Blasio, who described the Brazilian president a few days ago as" a dangerous man ".

"Until forever @jairbolsonaro. Your hate is not welcome here"added the Democratic mayor.

After an intense campaign against him, Bolsonaro gave up on Friday his trip to New York, where he would receive on May 14 the annual "Personality of the Year" award from the US-Brazil Chamber of Commerce. gala dinner.

The gala was originally scheduled to be held at the Natural History Museum in the United States, but After an avalanche of criticism and a petition reporting nearly 25,000 signatures, the institution announced in April that it was not "the ideal place" for such a tribute..

The act was confirmed later in the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. Since the end of April, protesters from various leftist groups, gay and bad rights activists, indigenous people and the environment have protested every afternoon in front of the hotel.

The organizers of the demonstrations stated that Although Bolsonaro does not come, the gala dinner in his honor is still valid. and they will continue to demonstrate every night in front of the Marriott Hotel until the event is canceled.

Each year, the camera chooses two personalities, a Brazilian and an American, and awards them at their gala dinner in front of more than a thousand people. This year's winners are Bolsonaro and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

(With information from AFP)