Huge mirror in São Paulo shows people condemned by corruption in action created by Momentum for Estadão

Campaign shows that everyone suffers with the embezzlement of public resources and presents information as a powerful weapon to face the situation and have a #smartvote

SAO PAULO, April 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever asked yourself if a person dying without care in the hallway of a public hospital is condemned by corruption? What about people who stretch their budget to pay for private health insurance because of the failure of the public health system? And a family who cannot place a child in daycare? Someone without a job? An entrepreneur forced to close shop due to a crisis caused by low confidence? Yes, all of them are condemned by corruption. Regardless of the individual story of each Brazilian citizen, we have 217 million victims in a country where few are in jail paying for the crime of pocketing public resources.

To call attention to the issue, advertising agency Momentum created a special campaign for newspaper Estadão. A huge mirror set at Praça da Sé, a square in the heart of São Paulo City, on April 2-8, invites onlookers to recognize themselves as "condemned" by corruption. The idea behind the action is that, seeing their faces, people realize that they suffer the consequences of the embezzlement of government funds. 

The campaign goes even further. In addition to putting the issue on the table, it presents the possibility of real change with #voteinteligente (#smartvote). With this motto, the campaign encourages people to get more information to choose the best candidate for all government seats out for grabs in the October elections.

"This is a crucial moment for Brazil. Every day, Estadão shows the sad situation of the country, with news of misappropriation in corruption schemes and people suffering with the lack of resources for healthcare, education, security and other areas that are vital for our lives. With this initiative, we want to give a contribution that goes beyond our reporting and invite people to think and call for change," said Flávio Pestana, executive commercial director at Estadão.

"Seeing yourself as one of many affected by the problem is essential to change this picture. The action was designed to encourage a change that can materialize in the upcoming elections. We seized the opportunity to highlight the importance of quality journalism, as there are no civil rights or democracy without it. This must be very clear in times such as these, with growing disinformation and fake news," said Momentum CEO Maria Laura Nicotero.

The campaign will make progress in ads, Estadão social media profiles and an action focused on a group of influencers who has received an issue of Estadão with a laminated cover, alluding to the mirror.

The action coincides with a time of strong popular support for corruption investigations. More than 90% of Brazilians want the Car Wash Operation, the largest corruption investigation in history, to continue until the end, no matter the costs, according to a survey carried out by Ipsos in March. The share of participants in favor of the investigations has remained at this level in regular surveys done by the institute in the past two years. The latest report also shows that 7 out of 10 respondents believe that the investigation has potential to make Brazil a serious country. *

* Data are part of monthly study Pulso Brasil, carried out by Ipsos Public Affairs. Ipsos interviewed 1200 people face to face in 72 cities all over Brazil, on March 1-13, 2018. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.

Technical sheet:

Client
O Estado de S.Paulo
Agency
Momentum
CEO
Maria Laura Nicotero
Customer Service
Gabriel Vallejo
Rafael Mattos
Planning
Rodrigo Coelho
Graphics
Quirino Nogueira
Production
Danielle Ferreira
Ariane Torres
Marcos Lessi
Creative Director
Fernanda Chaccur
Art Director 
Diogo Ornaghi
Writer
Manoel Pires
Staging 
Jam Cenografia
AV Producer
Boogie Man
Digital Producer
Reprise
Press Relations:
GIUSTI
Approval – Client:
Flávio Pestana
Marcelo Moraes
Larissa Martinelli

Press relation contacts:
Beatriz Spinelli – beatriz.spinelli@giusticom.com.br – +55-11-5502-5409
Maria Rita Teixeira – mariarita@giusticom.com.br – +55-11-5502-5466

Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/662792/Mirror_in_Sao_Paulo__Momentum_agency.jpg

SOURCE Momentum