Nelson Piquet under fire again for controversial comments about Brazil's president
Footage has emerged of Piquet giving his opi๊nion on the recent Brazilian presidential election, which has seen Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva return t▨o office by narrowly defeating Jair Bolsonaro.
Piquet is a big supporter of Bolsonaro, who holds a far-right political stance🌄.
In the video, Piquet said: “it is Lula in the cemetery," referring to the new presid🔯ent.
As a result, The federal prosecutor's office in Brasilia has opeౠned an investigation against Piqueꦇt for his comments.
According to Fox Sports, they will “investigate Piquet for all🐼eged incitation to violence and for stimulating rifts between the military and other bran𝔍ches of power.”
It’s not the first time this year Piquet has been under ಞfire for his controversial comments.
A video emerged earlier this year of Piquet using racist and homophobic language against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton.
Piquet then issu𒁏ed a public ap♛ology, claiming his words had been misinterpreted.
“I would like to clear up the stories circulating in the media about a comment I made in an interview last year,” he said in a statement꧂.
“What I said was ill thought out, and I make no defence for it. But I will clarify that the term used is one that has been widely and🅠 historically used colloquially in Brazilian Portuguese as a synonym for ‘guy’ or ‘person’ and was not intended to offend.
“I would never use the word I have been accused of in some tran😼slations. I strong🌌ly condemn any suggestion that the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of the colour of his skin.
“I apologise wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected, including Lewis, who is an incredible driver, but the translation in some media that i🎐s now c♊irculating on social media is not correct. Discrimination has no place in society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.”
Piquet continues to have loose ties to F1 with his daughter, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kelly Piquet, currently in a relationship with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.
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