A Music Festival Reveals the Generation Gap in Brazil’s Politics
By
Cedê Silva
A controversy over pro-Lula demonstrations at Lollapalooza overlaps with Bolsonaro’s bid to court older voters.
BRASÍLIA — Pop star Pabllo Vittar was a few minutes into her show at Lollapalooza Brazil on March 25 when she stretched her left thumb and index finger in the shape of an "L"—a sign of support for Lula, a former two-term president and the frontrunner for this year's election. A few songs later, she stepped down from the stage, hopped across the crowd, and grabbed a red towel with a photograph of Lula. Finally, at the very end of the show, as she bowed to her fans, she shouted, “Out with Bolsonaro!” Vittar was not the only singer to talk politics at the...
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