Pimenta criticizes "selective journalism" in the coverage of the arrests of mayors in Santa Catarina.
Santa Catarina has seen 18 mayors arrested in one year and two months. "The news reports about the arrests don't originate from the detainees themselves, nor from those they supported for president," he emphasized.
247 - Minister of the Secretariat of Communication (Secom) of the Presidency of the Republic, Paulo Pimenta (PT) published on X, formerly Twitter, this Saturday (27) a criticism of what he called "selective journalism" in the coverage of arrests of mayors in Santa CatarinaThe state had its second mayor arrested in three days this Friday (26). There have been 18 arrests in a year and two months, all suspected of involvement in corruption cases.
"It's interesting that the articles reporting on the arrest of 18 mayors in SC [Santa Catarina] don't mention who the prisoners supported or who they endorsed for governor and president. It's a type of journalism: selective journalism! I haven't seen a single campaign photo with their candidates for 2022 posted so far," the minister criticized.
The arrested mayors are affiliated with the PL, Podemos, PP, PSD, MDB, Patriota, and Republicanos parties. See the list:
- Ari Bagúio (PL), from Ponte Alta do Norte
- Alfredo Cezar Dreher (Podemos), from Bela Vista do Toldo
- Antônio Rodrigues (PP), from Balneário Barra do Sul
- Antônio Ceron (PSD), from Lages
- Armindo Sesar Tassi (MDB), from Massaranduba
- Adriano Poffo (MDB), from Ibirama
- Adilson Lisczkovski (Patriota), from Major Vieira
- Douglas Elias Costa (PL), from Barra Velha
- Deyvisonn de Souza (MDB), from Pescaria Brava
- Felipe Voigt (MDB), from Schroeder
- Joares Ponticelli (PP), from Tubarão
- Luiz Henrique Saliba (PP), from Papanduva
- Luiz Carlos Tamanini (MDB), from Corupá
- Luiz Divonsir Shimoguiri (PSD), from Três Barras
- Luiz Antonio Chiodini (PP), from Guaramirim
- Marlon Neuber (PL), from Itapoá
- Patrick Corrêa (Republicanos), from Imaruí
- Vicente Corrêa Costa (PL), from Capivari de Baixo