Cubana announces pre-candidacy for councilwoman of São Paulo

The Cuban Zoe Martínez, political commentator and representative of the Liberal Party (PL), announced her pre-candidacy for city councilor in São Paulo, Brazil, with strong support from former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro.

Martínez, who has been living in the South American country since he was 12 years old, will officially announce his candidacy this Friday at the Military Association of the state, as revealed on the social network X.

The analyst expressed that she embarks on this new mission encouraged by people she deeply admires, according to Jornal da Cidade's digital site.

At the event, the presence is also expected of Colonel Ricardo de Mello Araújo (PL), candidate for vice president on Ricardo Nunes' ticket. It is worth mentioning that the Cuban is a very close figure to former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Martínez is a well-known voice for speaking out against the political and social dilemmas of the island's regime. In fact, he gained significant attention in 2022 when he schooled a Brazilian journalist who refused to acknowledge that Cuba is a dictatorship.

Frequent guest on the Morning Program of Joven Pan, César Calejon refused during the broadcast to acknowledge the reality of the Antillean country and received a strong response from Martínez, as reflected by the aforementioned Carioca portal at the time.

"Cuba has nothing to export to the world. The Cuban dictatorship destroyed Cuba. My family gradually left, first my father, then my mother, then my sister and I... it was a seven-year family separation, fleeing from that dictatorship," the young woman replied to her counterpart who was trying to justify the situation in the territory from a "leftist" perspective.

So, Martinez recommended that he study the issue before trying to justify the situation of a country whose regime has brought suffering and separation of families.

"Ah Zoe, you are 22 years old and you still haven't finished graduating," the journalist said condescendingly to the Cuban. "You can try to belittle me, but my knowledge of the subject is superior to yours," the young woman retorted in the middle of the gathering.