The outgoing Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, declared three days of official mourning for the death of footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé), in a decree published in the Official Gazette.
Bolsonaro explained: “Official mourning was declared across the country in a gesture of honor following Pelé’s death after suffering from cancer at the age of 82,” noting that “Pele bore the name of Brazil throughout the world. He turned football into art and joy.” “.
Pelé, the legend of world football, died yesterday, Thursday, at the age of 82, in São Paulo, according to what was announced by his family and the hospital, where he had been hospitalized for almost a month for cancer treatment to the colon.
According to the medical report, Albert Einstein Hospital confirmed the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele on December 29, 2022, at 3:27 PM, due to multiple organ failure as a result of developing cancer.
