Ciro: Ethics in Brazil is a factor in the manipulation of public opinion.
One of the few Brazilian politicians who will emerge unscathed from the construction company revelations, Ciro Gomes claims that some of his adversaries, such as Aécio Neves, José Serra, and Geraldo Alckmin, will not be eliminated from the presidential race by the Odebrecht factor, even though they were mentioned by the company's informants; "The common people only become aware of a scandal when it's sensationalized during prime time on Globo," he says; "Do you know what Globo's commitment to ethics is? Zero. Do you know what the banks' commitment to ethics is? None."
247 - Ciro Gomes, a pre-candidate for the presidency of the Republic in 2018 for the PDT party, does not believe that his rivals on the right, such as Aécio Neves, José Serra, and Geraldo Alckmin, could be eliminated from the race due to the Odebrecht factor, even though they were mentioned in the construction company's plea bargain testimonies.
"Ethics in Brazil is an instrument for manipulating public opinion," he says. According to Ciro, "The general public only becomes aware of a scandal when it's sensationalized during prime time on Globo."
"Do you know what Globo's commitment to ethics is? Zero. Do you know what the banks' commitment to ethics is? None."
Ciro claims that José Serra's R$ 23 million in Switzerland didn't even make the news on Globo.
Below is an excerpt from the exclusive interview with 247.