Aldir Blanc's family denies Regina Duarte's claims and says they received condolences from his advisor.
"The family was shocked by Regina Duarte's statements in the interview," said a spokesperson for Aldir Blanc's daughters.
Forum - A spokesperson for Aldir Blanc's family told the BBC on Friday (8) that the Special Secretary of Culture, Regina Duarte, lied in an interview with CNN, when she said she sent a private message to the family in solidarity with the death of the composer, a victim of the coronavirus.
"The family was shocked by her (Regina Duarte's) statements in the interview," said the spokesperson, who claims the note was sent by Milton da Luz Filho, advisor to the Special Secretariat of Culture in Brasília, to one of Blanc's daughters via private message on Twitter.
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