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SÃO PAULO – The distribution of basic food baskets through a program of the São Paulo City Council led to the PSOL campaign to claim that Mayor Bruno Covas (PSDB) electorally exploited the action. A car stereo, which sounded the jingle of the reelection candidate and had a decal with the party number on the hood, was affixed at the time of delivery.
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The scenes were recorded and disseminated through social networks. The PSOL candidate, Guilherme Boulos, said it was a “very serious complaint” and described the case as “unacceptable.”
“It is outrageous that, in mid-2021, the distribution of basic food baskets in exchange for votes in the country’s largest city continues. We are evaluating the appropriate legal measures so that our opponents stop this absurd practice,” reported the PSOL campaign, in a note. .
The action was carried out in the community of Brasilândia, in the North Zone of the city, and is part of the Cidade Solidária program, which aims to help people in vulnerable situations during the pandemic – the 400 basic baskets were donated by a entity that has an agreement with the Municipal Council.
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The delivery was made by the Social Beneficent Movement (Mosobe). One of the representatives of the organization, who told GLOBO that he had participated in the organization of the action, is Emilson Almeida da Silva, a member of the PSDB and director of the party’s zone in Brasilândia.
Mosobe’s representative, Emilson Almeida da Silva, denied that the action had any connection to the Covas campaign. He said that the sound car that was playing the candidate’s music passed by, but asked that the sound be turned off.
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– The action took place today through the Cidade Solidária (city council program). They came to help some people in the community with the distribution of basic food. Except that a young man passed by with a car with a sound, greeted people and left. But it has nothing to do with action. This type of work has been carried out since last year. Social entities cannot have a partisan connection – Silva said.
The Covas campaign reported that it does not distribute food baskets: “It is unacceptable that, three days after the elections, this type of behavior is being shared. Despite the attacks and fake news, we will maintain our attitude of showing the voters, what we have done in recent years at the helm of the capital’s mayor’s office and what we will achieve in the next four years ”.
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The city of São Paulo said that the distribution of baskets is part of the Cidade Solidária Program, which occurs through an alliance with civil entities and with the direct action of a set of municipal departments that develop social actions. According to the mayor’s office, all partner entities signed an agreement with the municipal administration committing to execute the distribution of the baskets in full compliance with the recommendations of the Electoral Public Ministry.
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“Any action of the entities that has not respected the recommendation does not comply with the agreement established in the adhesion period and will be verified,” says the City Council note.
