Mayor of São Bernardo threatens to close bank branches: 'They do not respect sanitary regulations'

247 - The mayor of São Bernardo do Campo, Orlando Morando (PSDB), threatened to close bank branches in the city that disregard sanitary regulations. At 45 years old, the head of the municipal Executive was even hospitalized in the ICU during treatment for the coronavirus. Morando said he will tighten surveillance starting this Thursday (9).

"I wanted to make a harsh criticism of the Brazilian banking system; it's a system with absolutely no responsibility towards the people. While you see supermarkets, pharmacies, and bakeries adapting, the bank continues to treat people like numbers. Tomorrow (Thursday) I'm going to put GCM (Metropolitan Civil Guard) at the doors of banks, I'm going to shut down banks," said Morando, in an interview with... Eldorado Radio.

"As mayor of São Bernardo, I say that bank users are being disrespected by the branches and their managers. They are allowing lines outside, doing nothing, accumulating people inside, and not offering hand sanitizer. Bankers: treat people as they deserve, with respect and dignity. I defend the liberal and capitalist model, I am not a socialist, but respect people during this pandemic. The Brazilian banking system has treated people like animals, and I will no longer tolerate this in my city," he added.

According to the mayor, "in the beginning, adherence to the quarantine was more respected." "But people are losing the sense that COVID-19 can kill, and I wanted to remind them, as a former victim, that this is no joke. If I had any comorbidities, I possibly wouldn't be here today," he stated.