During an interview on SBT, Garotinho says that Silvio Santos started the game in the country and that he is in favor of legalization.

By: Magno José

The "Power Express" program with Anthony Garotinho was hosted by journalists Roseann Kennedy from Brasília and Isabele Benito from SBT Rio.

Anthony Garotinho, pre-candidate for governor of Rio de Janeiro for União Brasil, participated in a debate on SBT News , a channel on SBT's digital platform, and put presenters Roseann Kennedy and Isabele Benito in an awkward position. This is because the politician insinuated that Silvio Santos inaugurated gambling in Brazil with Tele Sena when questioned about the legalization of gambling in the country.

In the "bate-bola" segment, where Roseann lists a topic, the guest said he was in favor of legalizing casinos in the country, since, according to him, the activity is already permitted. As an example, the candidate cited the owner of SBT, creator of the Tele Sena capitalization bond. Weekly, the broadcaster hosts raffles and distributes prizes that exceed R$ 4 million in some campaigns.

"Especially since gambling is already legal in Brazil, everyone plays. Excuse me, I'm giving an interview on Silvio Santos's television show, the guy who started gambling in Brazil," he said, visibly upsetting Kennedy as she tried to defuse the situation. The interviewer interrupted him and said that his closing remarks would be reduced due to scheduling issues. ( see the video on Twitter )

Anthony Garotinho calling Silvio Santos a racketeer live on… Silvio Santos's TV show pic.twitter.com/KI4aEPvcnP

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In June, SBT News ranked first as the most trusted news brand among the public for the second consecutive year, according to a survey conducted by the Reuters Institute, with 62% of respondents citing this view. The study analyzed how news is consumed globally and highlighted the broadcaster's digital platform channel as the best brand in the country.

According to the survey, the use of smartphones to follow the news has grown. Another important point is that YouTube grew four points and became the main social network for consuming news, surpassing WhatsApp and Facebook. It is there that the SBT platform concentrates its journalistic productions, as well as the interview in which Anthony Garotinho participated last Wednesday (6).

Garotinho takes a stand in favor of legalizing casinos in Brazil.