Tarcísio backtracks and admits that his campaign may have ordered a cameraman to delete the video of the Paraisópolis hoax.

247 - São Paulo state gubernatorial candidate Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos) said that "a moment of tension" and "preserving the identity of people who are part of our security" were the reasons given for a member of his team's decision. ask a cameraman from Jovem Pan to delete the images of shooting that took place on October 17th and interrupted Your visit to a social program in Paraisópolis, a favela in the southern part of São Paulo. 

"It may be that someone under stress asked to delete something," said Freitas after participating in a motorcade in Osasco, in Greater São Paulo, on Tuesday afternoon (25). "Perhaps the person who asked to delete it took this precaution [to preserve the identity of the campaign security guards]. It is very bad to reveal the identity of people who have just become involved with criminals."

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In a statement, Jovem Pan said that "the cameraman's work allowed the station to be the first to report what happened on the spot." The company stated that "there was no contact from candidate Tarcísio's campaign" with the aim of deleting the images. 

Leaders such as the candidate for governor of the state of São Paulo Fernando Haddad (PT) and the elected federal deputy Guilherme Boulos (PSOL-SP) They criticized Tarcísio's team's initiative. The historian Fernando Horta and the journalist from 247 Rodrigo Vianna They also rejected the request made by the Bolsonaro supporter's campaign. 

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