President Bolsonaro lands in Manaus, avoids press and slips at the airport exit

Ívina Garcia – Cenarium Magazine

MANAUS – During landing this Saturday morning, 28, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) left in an official car from Terminal 2 of Eduardo Gomes Airport, Eduardinho, West Zone of Manaus. At the gate, supporters were with flags of Brazil and shouted “mito” in welcoming the president, that when projecting the body out of the vehicle to greet the public, just slipped.

Bolsonaro comes to Manaus meet agenda with religious leaders and participate in the March for Jesus, scheduled to start at 15h this Saturday. The details of the agenda were revealed on the afternoon of Friday, 27, by the advisory board of Colonel Menezes. Bolsonaro has an interview scheduled at a television station, then he will go to a private lunch at the Amazon Military Command (CMA), located in the West Zone of the capital. From there, he will proceed to the Teatro Amazonas, where he has a meeting scheduled with religious leaders of the state, to which the press will not have access.

From the Theater, Bolsonaro will move to the Praça da Saudade, where he will participate from the beginning to the end of the March for Jesus, which this year is in its 28th edition. The president will follow the entire route of the religious event from the top of an electric trio and will continue to the Sambadrome Convention Center, West-Center Zone, where he will follow the ecumenical service.

From the Sambadrome, the president will go straight to the International Airport Eduardo Gomes, from which he will return to Brasilia around 7:30pm.

Bolsonaro and march alter traffic

The Manaus City Hall, through the Municipal Institute of Urban Mobility (IMMU), has set up a traffic and public transport plan due to the 28th edition of the March for Jesus. About 160 traffic agents will be positioned to monitor the flow in the main intersections of the roads included in the route. See here for the changes in traffic and public transportation.