Government’s Support Base is Over, Says Group of Bolsonarist Entrepreneurs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Gabriel Kanner, president of the Brasil 200 Institute, a group of entrepreneurs who had been supporting Jair Bolsonaro’s initiatives since his inauguration, says he felt an “utter disappointment” after Sérgio Moro stepped down from the Ministry of Justice and that the President has lost his support base.
“I feel absolutely betrayed as a voter. I think everyone who believed the anti-corruption discourse feels betrayed,” Kanner says.
Moro’s allegations when leaving the government are very serious, according to the president of the group of entrepreneurs founded by Flavio Rocha (Riachuelo) and which includes members such as João Appolinário, from ‘Polishop’.
“He said he didn’t sign the dismissal, in other words, he learned from the Federal Gazette. This ‘on request’ (resignation) was also a lie from what he said. Bolsonaro asking to have access to reports, this is very serious. I am in disbelief,” Kanner says.
In his opinion, Bolsonaro represented the hope to change Brazil and fight corruption. “It’s not just Moro’s departure, which would be a very big blow in itself. But the allegations Moro made undermine any confidence we could have in the President,” he says.
Source: Folhapress
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