Known for his escapades and his many slippages, Paulo Guedes continues to make headlines. Remember, in September 2019, in the midst of a debate with businessmen in the south-east of the country, in Fortaleza, Brigitte Macron criticized: “The president said it, and it’s the truth. This woman is really ugly“, he had launched to bounce on the words of the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro who had made fun of the physique of the first lady on the social networks.
Faced with the outcry caused by this sentence, Paulo Guedes then nuanced his remarks with irony: “There is no ugly woman, only a woman seen from the wrong angle”. His press service had nevertheless added that the minister wanted to apologize “for the joke made today during a public event in Fortaleza (Ceara, north), when he mentioned the French First Lady”. “The minister’s intention was to illustrate that issues relevant and urgent to the country do not have the place they should have in the public debate. There was no intention to utter personal insults” could we read.
Paulo Guedes tackles the government once again
Nearly three years after this unfortunate episode, Paulo Guedes has once again attacked the French government. The Minister of Economy did not appreciate the fact that Emmanuel Macron recently criticized the actions of the Brazilian government on the ability to defend the environment.
“You’d better treat us well, otherwise we’ll send you to hell,” said the politician during a congress of business leaders in Brasília. Furious, he also added that France was “insignificant” on these issues. “These are futile accusations! You didn’t burn Notre-Dame, but you failed to prevent the small block (where the cathedral is located) from catching fire. At home, (the Amazon rainforest) is bigger than Europe and you are criticizing us.” he added with annoyance.
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