Jovem Pan found that he did not see favoritism towards the school
Minister Aroldo Cedraz, from the TCU (Federal Audit Court), maintained the transfer of R$ 1 million to the Acadêmicos de Niterói samba school, of Rio, after the controversy involving the samba-enredo in honor of President Lula (PT).
A Young Pan it was found that he did not see favoritism towards the school. Cedraz argued that the Brazilian Agency for International Tourism Promotion (Embratur) sent the same amount to all samba schools and that it would not be feasible to exclude one of them due to the chosen theme.
Barring transfers to Acadêmicos de Niterói. The technicians responded to a request from the Partido Novo, which alleged possible misuse of purpose.
The technicians explained that the samba-plot entitled “Hope emerges from the top of the mulungu: Lula, the worker of Brazil”, will feature the president’s personal and political trajectory. For them, the honor could give some kind of political advantage to Lula, who has already confirmed that he is a pre-candidate for re-election in this year’s elections.
O Academicos de Niterói parade is scheduled for February 15th. Lula has already confirmed his presence, but will not parade. The first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, on the other hand, will be on the avenue.
