Mariano Macri, brother of the former president: 'Unmasking Mauricio is fundamental for me'
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ARGENTINA | TODAY 00:14
Mariano Macri, the younger brother of former president Mauricio Macri, on their father Franco, SOCMA and why “politics and business life are not compatible.”
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From right to left: Mauricio Macri, Mariano Macri, Franco Macri.
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Mariano Macri, the ex-president’s younger brother, spills it all out.
"Marketing has sold Mauricio Macri as somebody who he is not: the real one is this brother of mine, the cheating partner, the politician who does not keep his promises. His conduct was enormously destructive, authoritarian, arbitrary and perverse," he declares.
"Mauricio Macri handles himself thus – either you submit or he destroys you, there is this friend or foe approach to everything he does,” says Mariano, who hit the headlines in October 2020 after the publication of Santiago O’Donnell’s book Hermano, which featured interviews with the businessman about his life, his relationships with his wider family and especially, Argentina’s former president.
"I’ve seen Mauricio in action, that’s why I don’t believe him when he says he acted transparently with the judicial system," concludes Mariano.
Were you the son with the best relationship with your dad Franco?
I was the one who spent the most time with him over the years, despite his spending so much time abroad. I was his ear to the world in his life.
Why that particular relationship?
Because of my character and my admiration.He seemed to me somebody worth listening to. With patience I knew that he would answer my questions without even asking them. I just had to wait.
Did you discuss politics at home?
No, not at all. My father was always a businessman and a man of action who wanted things to move ahead, business to go well and the country to move forward. He always gambled on whatever government was in power doing things well.
Franco died on March 2, 2019. What was the manner of his passing?
Terrible. His last 11 years included a lot of suffering and sadness. I saw him in anguish over this confrontation with his oldest sons, a conflict taken to court by lawyers. A power play of which he wanted no part. In time I realised how far it had gone and how it affected him irreparably. After he told me time and again that they wanted him declared insane and when I cleared that hurdle of also being involved and blamed despite not wanting to enter into that conflict from the start, I finally understood. I understood his pain due to the level of the dispute.
More:
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/mariano-macri-brother-of-the-former-president-unmasking-mauricio-is-fundamental-for-me.phtml
Image of Mariano Macri in 2012:
