The mayor, who had won for the governing ARENA party, called the donation "an insult to the people," while ARENA considered the mayor’s reaction "an affront" by one of its fellow members.
El alcalde, elegido por el partido ARENA, calificó de "insulto al pueblo" aquel donativo, mientras el partido ARENA consideró como "una afrenta" de uno de sus correligionarios la reacción del alcalde.