Rubens Menin, owner of CNN Brazil, praised the economy of Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) government on Thursday (1st), On the same day, the news channel had a mass layoff In newsrooms in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia. In an internal statement to the fired employees, the company stated that the layoffs were due to cost cutting.
The businessman shared a chart from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) to show the economic numbers. Indirectly, he praised Bolsonaro’s work so far.
“The new figures from the IBGE have brought superimposed revisions to the Brazilian economy, where its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has fared much better in 2020 and 2021, reaching impressive growth of 5% in 21 and 3% in the first half of 22,” he wrote. In the description of the post. On Wednesday (30), he also delivered “good economic news” on his Instagram account.
a the news It found that Menin’s posts had angered CNN Brazil staff. The bigger question is the reason for the spending cuts described in an internal statement, as the channel owner has just praised the country’s improved financial situation.
The press channel began to show signs of the crisis in August of this year. When 35% of the team was expelled from Rio de Janeiro🇧🇷 On Thursday (1), almost all employees of the capital, Rio de Janeiro, were fired and the branch was suspended. With the team already weakened, Brasilia only had two parcels. The day of rage was reflected in São Paulo: Mona Lisa Peroni, Gloria Vanek and Marcela Rahal are among the names that have appeared.
Monalisa is one of the stars of the channel, and she has an agreement with CNN and will receive compensation until next year, when her contract expires. She left Globo three years ago for an “irreplaceable show” at the Contenderwhich opened its doors in Brazil at that time.
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