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      The mayor of Contagem was allegedly the target of retaliation from Aécio.

      According to a publication in the Minas Gerais newspaper O Tempo, the information comes from an unidentified source linked to the PSDB party. The column suggests that the delay in signing the financing agreement for the expansion of the Contagem metro could be retaliation by Senator and suspended PSDB president Aécio Neves (MG) against the city's mayor, Alex de Freitas, who is also a member of the PSDB. Last week, Freitas harshly criticized Aécio, who allegedly sought out his ally, the Minister of Cities, Bruno Araújo, to prevent the release of the funds.

      According to a publication in the Minas Gerais newspaper O Tempo, the information comes from an unidentified source linked to the PSDB party; the column suggests that the delay in signing the financing agreement for the expansion of the Contagem metro could be the result of retaliation by Senator and suspended PSDB president Aécio Neves (MG) against the city's mayor, Alex de Freitas, who is also a member of the PSDB; last week, Freitas harshly criticized Aécio, who allegedly sought out the Minister of Cities, Bruno Araújo, an ally of his, to prevent the release of funds (Photo: Paulo Emílio).

      Minas 247 - The delay in signing the financing agreement for the expansion works of the subway system in the Minas Gerais municipality of Contagem may be the result of retaliation by Senator and suspended PSDB president Aécio Neves (MG) against Mayor Alex de Freitas, who is also from the PSDB. According to the newspaper O TempoSources within the PSDB party reportedly informed about the retaliation.

      Last week, Freitas announced, during a trip to Paris, that he had reached an agreement with the Minister of Cities, Bruno Araújo – who is also from the PSDB party – for financing of around R$ 157 million for the expansion of the subway system. On that occasion, the mayor also harshly criticized Senator Aécio Neves, who is facing nine investigations and an indictment in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) for alleged participation in corruption schemes.

      "Senator Aécio Neves now has to answer to the Judiciary. I defend his right to a full defense, but if he is guilty, he should be held accountable and banned from politics. If he is acquitted, he should return and rebuild his popularity. That's how it should be. I cannot advocate that the Justice system punish those who are not from my party, my allies, and want it to protect those who are in the same party. The country needs to purge all the corrupt," Freitas said in an interview with a French radio station.

      According to the newspaper, after learning the content of his colleague's statements, Aécio allegedly sought out Minister and ally Bruno Araújo to prevent the release of the funds. In a statement, Aécio denies the alleged retaliation and affirms that he "even met with Minister Bruno Araújo on Monday, requesting expedited release of the funds." "The statement is misleading and malicious," the text emphasizes.

      Errata: 247 corrected the title of this article, which stated that the mayor claimed to be a victim of retaliation, which is not true.