Aécio says he used the runway "inadvertently"
The presidential candidate from the PSDB party highlighted this Thursday, the 31st, during the inauguration of his coalition's committee in Belo Horizonte, that the airport construction in the city of Cláudio (MG) was "absolutely correct," but again admitted to making a mistake by using the runway before it was approved by ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency); "What is happening, in reality, is a great delay by ANAC in making these approvals. And it was inadvertent [the use of the runway], I didn't actually bother to find out if the runway had been approved or not. That's a mistake, I take responsibility for that mistake," he stated.
Minas 247 – PSDB presidential candidate Aécio Neves once again admitted his mistake on Thursday, the 31st, for having used the airport built in the city of Cláudio (MG) before the runway received authorization from ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency). According to him, however, the project was "absolutely correct" and "will stimulate the development of the entire region, not just the city of Cláudio, as well as the thousands of projects" he carried out during his governorship in Minas Gerais.
"The work was perfectly done, I don't shy away from answering about this issue. The work was planned, like thousands of other works done in Minas Gerais," declared Aécio, during the inauguration event of his coalition's committee, Muda Mais, in Belo Horizonte. He added that the airport "is a public work done for the benefit of an important community and a major industrial center for the people of Minas Gerais."
According to the PSDB candidate, "what is really happening is a significant delay by ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) in carrying out these homologations. And the use of the runway was inadvertent; I didn't actually bother to find out if the runway had been homologated or not. That's a mistake, and I take responsibility for that mistake," he declared. Yesterday, Aécio admitted for the first time to having used the airport "several times." article in FolhaHe elaborated on the subject.
Report by Folha de S. Paulo Published 11 days ago It points out that Aécio built the airport at the end of his term as governor on property that belonged to his great-uncle and that he used the runway irregularly, since it had not yet been approved by ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency). The Agency has already publicly stated that it will investigate the accusations.