 At the end of the 1980s decade, the network was again targeted by critics because of edits made to the pre-recorded television debates between the presidential candidates in the 1989 election.The edits to the last debate favored candidate Fernando Collor de Mello, who eventually won the election.At the end of the 1990s decade, the Globo Organizations faced severe financial problems and were bailed out by the government, even though it was strictly a private company.