Cisco Costa: The Workers’ Party has announced it will sue Veja magazine. From Linha Aberta, the party’s newsletter:

PT will take Veja magazine to court

The Workers’ Party (PT) will sue Veja magazine for the claims published in its latest edition, alleging that the party received money from Cuba for its 2002 presidential campaign.

The announcement was made by the party’s national chairman, representative Ricardo Berzoini (São Paulo), during the party’s meeting this Monday the 31st in Congress. Berzoini said that a complaint will be filed against the magazine for libel and slander.

According to the party’s leader in Congress, Henrique Fontana (Rio Grande do Sul), “one can no longer accept this sort of empty, flighty, proofless accusation coming from unreliable sources”. He called the allegations “fantastic, irresponsible” and as having the sole purpose of “feeding an environment of partisan political dispute within the country”.