Morais returns the award he received from Cristovam: "Not a coup plotter at all."
The journalist and writer received the Manuel Bomfim award in the 90s from Cristovam Buarque, then governor of Brasília, for his work Chatô – O Rei do Brasil (Chatô – The King of Brazil). Buarque, now a senator, voted for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, has been praising the interim president, and even stated that "denouncing the coup abroad is a crime."
Da Forum magazine – Journalist and writer Fernando Morais, who has been systematically denouncing the ongoing coup in the country with the removal of President Dilma Rousseff, decided to return an award he received from Senator Cristovam Buarque (PPS-DF), whom he considers a 'coup plotter'.
From 1995 to 1998, Buarque was governor of Brasília and, during that time, presented the “Manuel Bomfim” award for his work. "Chatô - The King of Brazil" to Fernando Morais.
“Years ago, I received the “Manuel Bonfim Award” from the then-governor of Brasília, Cristovam Buarque, for my book “Chatô, the King of Brazil.” I've already asked Marília to locate the silver plaque. I'm going to return it. I don't want anything from a con artist. Not even an award,” the journalist wrote on his Facebook page.
Cristovam voted in favor of Dilma Rousseff's impeachment in the Senate and has recently been praising interim president Michel Temer. The congressman, who was a minister in Lula's government, even stated that "denouncing a coup abroad is a crime."