During a concert by Ira! in Contagem, Minas Gerais, vocalist Nasi was involved in a tense situation with part of the audience. The singer, who had spoken out against the amnesty for those involved in the January 8, 2023 attacks in Brasília, was booed by some spectators. In response, he invited these fans not to attend the band's concerts anymore.
The show took place last Friday, the 29th, on the rooftop of Shopping do Avião . Nasi, Edgard Scandurra (guitar), Evaristo Pádua (drums) and Johnny Boy (bass, acoustic guitar and keyboards) took to the stage for Ira! Elétrico , a "plugged-in" version of the band's classic repertoire.
The performance, which promised to be a celebration of Brazilian rock, ended up being marred by a disagreement between the vocalist and part of the audience.
At one point during the Ira! show, Nasi shouted: "No amnesty!". The phrase refers to the conviction of those who participated in the January 8 attacks, and the attempted coup d'état by officers of the Armed Forces and members of the government of former president Jair Bolsonaro at the end of 2022.
The vocalist sent the following message (via G1 ):
"To those of you who are booing, I'm going to say something to you: there are people who follow Ira!, but have never understood Ira!. There are people who follow us and are reactionary, there are people who follow Ira! and are Bolsonaro supporters, that has nothing to do with it, people! Please, go away! Go away from our lives! Go away and don't show up at our shows anymore, don't buy our records, don't show up anymore. That's a request I'm making."
Nasi and the political stance of Ira!
This is not the first time Nasi has expressed his opinion and political leanings. In an interview with Estadão , the subject resurfaced. Reporter Gabriel Zorzetto mentioned "fellow rock musicians, especially Lobão and Roger Moreira , who have embraced a political stance contrary to his convictions."
In his response, the 62-year-old vocalist made it clear that this debate is nothing new to him. He also said that, in his generation, artists with this profile are a minority—and that, therefore, their stance does not surprise him, but it also does not represent him.
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