US EditionDon't Use Your Right Foot in Brazil: the Havaianas Commercial Unleashes a Political Case
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The sons of Bolsonaro (and his supporters) call for boycott against one of the most famous brands of flip-flops slippers
Advertisement with actress Fernanda Torres generated appeals to the boycott by bolsonists because of the phrase "do not start the year with the right foot". Fabio Porchat entered the polemic and caused "diplomatic crisis".
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the imprisoned former Brazilian president, is recorded throwing his shoes in the garbage after a Christmas announcement of the brand that calls to enter the year "not with his right foot" but "with both feet". Headed since his emblematic figure was imprisoned for attempted coup d'état, the extreme Brazilian right has just found a new enemy: the Havaianas sandals. The brand has been "cancelled" by Jair Bolsonaro's follow…
Fernando Torres is a protagonist of a year that is causing cracks between the "bulsonists" and at J h who's on the mark.
In the ad, award-winning Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres says "I don't want you to start 2026 on the right foot," a message that conservatives interpret as a hint to their electorate.
"Excuse me, but I don't want you to start 2026 with your right foot," is the phrase that has sparked the anger of the followers of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and has been pronounced by Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, who was nominated for the Oscar Award for Best Actress this year for her role in the acclaimed 'Ainda estou aquí' ('Now I'm here') and is a well-known admirer of progressive leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.The pro…
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