Daniela Mercury Apologizes to Edson Gomes After Onstage Remark at Bahia Awards

Overview

• Daniela Mercury’s team issued a formal apology Wednesday, calling her remark symbolic and expressing regret for any embarrassment caused.
• The confrontation began Tuesday at the Troféu Armandinho & Irmãos Macêdo in Salvador, an awards show for Bahia’s carnival music broadcast by Band, when she told Edson Gomes to be loving with his wife.
• Edson Gomes went onstage, denied being an aggressor and demanded proof, then rejected Carlinhos Brown’s call for a duet and left the stage.
• Videos of the exchange spread widely on social media, and by late Wednesday outlets reported that Gomes had not posted a response to the apology.
• The incident also pulled back into view February reports of an alleged 1999 assault involving Gomes, cited by Laurinha Arantes and Bahia lawmaker Olívia Santana, which the current coverage does not adjudicate.