Brazil‘s Jair Bolsonaro uses Queen's funeral invite to focus on UK’s high fuel price; ‘election stunt’, say netizens

Recently, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro used his invite to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in the UK to upload a video in which he can be seen boasting about how cheap the fuel is in Brazil when compared to the fuel price in London.

In the video, he can be seen standing at a London petrol station, and he points out that the fuel price in London is double the price of fuel in many states of Brazil. He went on to say that Brazil has the cheapest fuel in the world. In the video, the electronic board shows the fuel price to be 1.61 pound sterling. The clip was posted a night before the Queen’s funeral.

This video has been shared on Twitter by Sky News with the caption, “Brazil’s president used his trip to the UK for the Queen’s funeral to stop at a petrol station and post a video about the cost of fuel.”

Brazil’s president used his trip to the UK for the Queen’s funeral to stop at a petrol station and post a video about the cost of fuel.

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A user pointed out that elections are due in Brazil, so he is trying to win the votes by claiming that he has reduced the fuel prices. The user added that the basic wage in Brazil is low, so the fuel price is high for its citizens.

Elections coming up in Brazil