Silvio Santos says he will never go against his "boss," Bolsonaro.
Television host and businessman Silvio Santos, owner of SBT, released a statement denying any influence over Bolsonaro and saying he would never go against decisions made by "his boss" - sic.
247 - Presenter Silvio Santos referred to Bolsonaro as his boss. The businessman's press office released a statement saying: "In reference to the article published in Veja.abril's Radar column entitled 'Silvio Santos also suggests a name to Bolsonaro to replace Mandetta,' I clarify that Silvio Santos does not interfere in political matters and would not speak with President Jair Bolsonaro about any action he decides."
Next, there is the passage where Silvio Santos himself writes and signs: "my television concession belongs to the federal government and I would never go against any decision of my 'boss' who is the owner of my concession. I never believed that an employee should go against the owner; either he accepts the boss's opinion, or he finds another job."
Silvio Santos