Politics · Brazil · 21 hrs ago
Cleitinho plans to bar state funding for shows and festivals in Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais governor-elect Cleitinho Azevedo plans to bar state money from paying for festivals and shows after he takes office.
He said he would introduce a bill covering events in cities across the Brazilian state.
Cities would still be free to hold events using their own funds, so the proposal would not stop festivals or concerts outright.
Cleitinho said event spending can exceed 1 million Brazilian reais, while the state faces billions of reais in debt.
He wants the money redirected to infrastructure, education, health and public safety.
He cited Mato Grosso Governor Otaviano Pivetta as an example and urged other governors to follow suit.
The plan’s next step is a bill, and Cleitinho said he would work with Minas Gerais lawmakers to advance it.
Minas Gerais governor-elect Cleitinho Azevedo says he plans to prohibit state funds from paying for festivals and shows after he takes office.
He plans to introduce a bill to enact the prohibition and has urged other governors to follow the example of Mato Grosso.
Cleitinho says the money should instead go to infrastructure, education, public health and security, as the state faces billions of reais in debt.
Cities would still be allowed to hold events using their own funds.
- Who
- Cleitinho Azevedo, governor-elect of Minas Gerais.
- What
- He plans to introduce a bill prohibiting the use of state funds for festivals and shows.
- When
- After he takes office; no date is stated.
- Where
- Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Why
- He says the state has billions of reais in debt and the money should go to infrastructure, education, public health and security.
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- State
- Minas Gerais
- Governor-elect
- Cleitinho Azevedo
- Proposed measure
- A bill to prohibit state funding for festivals and shows
- Permitted funding
- Cities may hold events using their own funds
- Alternative priorities
- Infrastructure, education, public health and security
What people are saying
As soon as I take office as governor, I also want to prohibit state public funds from paying for festivals in all the cities of Minas Gerais. This was an action by the governor of Mato Grosso, and I hope all governors follow this example.
You can be sure that cities will not be prohibited from holding festivals; they can do so with their own funds. If they have saved money and have some left over, go ahead. If they don't have it, don't do it.