Planalto attacks Ricupero for telling the truth about Temer.
Planalto Palace attacked Ambassador Rubens Ricupero in a statement released this Tuesday (26), after Ricupero, who was Minister of Finance and Environment, stated that "currently, few people want to be photographed next to Temer"; "Ricupero shows himself to be out of touch, hiding facts and spreading falsehoods," says Planalto.
247 - In a statement, Michel Temer's government attacked Ambassador Rubens Ricupero, saying he is "out of touch" and engaging in "self-promotion." The statement, released on Tuesday (26), criticizes Ricupero's statement that "currently few people want to appear alongside Temer in photos." According to the ambassador, the opposite occurred with former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who during his two terms was a "victorious" figure.read more).
"Ricupero seems nostalgic for a flamboyant performance that attracted a lot of attention but yielded no concrete results. Ricupero appears out of touch, hiding facts and spreading falsehoods to justify his elective affinities," the government criticized. In the document, the Planalto Palace states that international authorities requested audiences with the president during a trip to the United States and that the diplomat "hides what is bad and shows what is good for his self-promotion."
Read the full note:
Former ambassador Rubens Ricupero remains true to his own law: he hides what is bad and shows what is good for his own self-promotion. He spreads the rumor that nobody wants to appear in a photograph with Michel Temer. The facts: during a recent trip to New York, he received several requests for meetings from heads of state, including the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, whom Ricupero claims he did not seek out.
A search on the website of the Presidency of the Republic will show a meeting between the Israeli leader and President Temer last week. There are also more images with Narendra Modi (India), Donald Trump (USA), Xi Jinping (China), Shinzo Abe (Japan), Angela Merkel (Germany), Vladimir Putin (Russia), among others. There have been several state visits at the invitation or request for bilateral meetings with President Temer. Brazil currently leads the Mercosur negotiation process with the European Union and the Pacific Alliance. It is an active and relevant member of BRICS and chairs the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries).
Brazilian government diplomacy prevailed regarding the situation in Venezuela, following the tradition of dialogue and respect for the fundamental principles of the Declaration of Human Rights. Ricupero seems nostalgic for a flamboyant performance that attracted a lot of attention but yielded no concrete results. Ricupero appears out of touch, hiding facts and spreading falsehoods to justify his elective affinities.