MPF of Pará charges Damares Alves for allegations without proof; Former minister goes viral with conspiracy theory from American group QAnon

By Marcela Guimarães / 10/10/2022 / 2 minutes reading

The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) sent a letter this Monday (10) to the Executive Secretariat of the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights (MMFDH) requesting information about alleged crimes against children that the former head of the ministry Damares Alves announced she had discovered on a visit to the Marajó archipelago (PA). In a video circulating on the internet, the senator elected by the Federal District Republicans defends a conspiracy theory spread by the North American far-right group QAnon, which claims to be waging a secret war against "Satan-worshipping pedophiles".

MPF requests information about alleged crimes against children in Marajó (PA) “discovered” by Damares

Public prosecutors want details, so they can take action, and they also want to know if the government took action and reported itself.

Details: https://t.co/gvIXbJCI1H pic.twitter.com/BgXYDet9rC
— MPF Pará (@MPF_PA) October 10, 2022

In the note issued, members of the MPF in Pará ask executive secretary Tatiana Barbosa de Alvarenga to present the alleged cases discovered by the ministry, indicating all the details that the department has, so that the appropriate measures can be taken.

ADVERTISING

The MPF also wants to know what measures the then minister Damares Alves took upon discovering the alleged cases of child trafficking and sexual violence that she reports and whether there was representation (complaint) to the Public Ministry or the Police.

Conspiracy theory or denunciation?

I do not play the video with the disgusting speech of @DamaresAlves , which uses such a sordid lie, involving children, that only a depraved mind would be capable of creating for political gain. His perversity has a target: importing the QAnon conspiracy theory. Horror! Horror!
— João Cezar de Castro Rocha (@joaocezar1965) October 10, 2022

Damares and the Ministry will have to explain themselves. We are watching and will monitor this situation. We will not accept that our children are raped with the consent of authorities nor used in this disgusting and dirty dispute that the former minister intends to carry out.
— Vivi Reis (@vivireispsol) October 10, 2022

There are already many Bolsonarist groups mixed with QAnon, the amount they always talk about p*dophilia and these perversities shows that the theory is already well ingrained. Damares, apparently, is just helping to make the speech official. Moral panic at its highest!
— Francine Oliveira (@brutalartist) October 10, 2022

The video you made View All become the most talked about topic on social media this Monday (10) It was done last Saturday (8), during an evangelical service. The former minister claims that children from Marajó are trafficked abroad and are subjected to body mutilation and diets that facilitate sexual abuse.

But the complaint ended up turning against Damares: opposition politicians and members of civil society, such as anthropologist Debora Diniz – university professor and researcher at Brown University, in the USA – demanded proof and questionbecause the cases were not forwarded to competent bodies, such as the federal police or the Public Ministry.

ADVERTISING

If Damares' video about little children and oral sex in Marajó is true, the Public Prosecutor's Office has a duty to investigate Damares. Damares says he has known children with teeth pulled out and malnourished for sexual exploitation.
Why didn't you report and protect them?
— Debora Diniz 🌿 (@Debora_D_Diniz) October 10, 2022

QAnon

On social media, quickly after Damares Alvez's video went viral, internet users made connections between the former minister's speeches and the conspiracy theory spread by the North American far-right movement QAnon.

In short, supporters allege that there is a “secret cabal” made up of Satan worshipers, pedophiles and cannibals, who run a global child sex trafficking network and who were conspiring against former President Donald Trump and his supporters during President Donald Trump’s term in office. republican. The theory has already found an echo among Bolsonarists, such as former minister Damares Alves herself.

Curto Curatorship:

See also:

'Programmed' ballot boxes and other lies that surrounded the elections

fakes-aspect-ratio-930-440

As expected, the presidential election in Brazil – which will have a second round between Lula (PT) and Bolsonaro (PL) on October 30 – was taken over by misinformation on the internet. Votes in prisons, use of the banned national team t-shirt and other fake electoral news went viral. Check out some of the rumors that were debunked by fact-checkers.

About the Author

Marcela Guimarães