Defender of Bahia repudiates xenophobic speech by councilor; Psol calls MP and asks for punishment

Xenophobia: the fear of those who come “from outside”; understand what the term means

According to the Aurélio dictionary, xenophobia is “aversion or rejection of foreign people or things”. A prejudice aimed at people from other cultures based on the conviction regarding national cultural values. Thus, national pride, xenophobia, racism and other attitudes that seek to create a feeling of internal unity and rejection of what comes from outside can be built. And here’s a tip: xenophobia is a crime in Brazil!

“Betraying the mandate he exercises on behalf of the people in their plurality, this Tuesday, February 28th, the aforementioned councilor used the pulpit of the Chamber of the city of Rio Grande do Sul to insult and defame the very citizens he should well represent, who, as a whole, they constitute the Brazilian people, who are one, regardless of their origin or color”, states the public defender of Bahia through the note in repudiation of the attitudes of councilor Sandro Fantinel (Patriotas).

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ApexBrasil suspends wineries linked to slave labor

 On Tuesday (28) the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) reported that it suspended the participation of the Aurora, Cooperativa Garibaldi and Salton wineries in their activities, after three workers contacted the PRF in Caxias do Sul saying they had escaped from a place where they were being held. (G1)

The three companies hired an outsourced company, which used slavery-like labor to harvest the grapes, in the Serra do Rio Grande do Sul .

In a statement, the companies stated that they were unaware of the irregularities and had always acted within the law.

Understand the case

After the controversy surrounding the use of slave labor in wineries in the south of the country, the councilor of Caxias do Sul (RS) used the city's Chamber rostrum to prejudice Bahian citizens and criticize the operation that rescued workers which were exploited in the neighboring city of Bento Gonçalves (RS).

Punishment

OPsun of Rio Grande do Sul informed that he would be calling on the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action in relation to the councilor's xenophobic statements.

There are also a series of petitions on social media calling for the revocation of the mandate and punishment for the crime of racism.

PT councilor Leonel Radde filed a police report against the councilor for his remarks.

Defender of Bahia repudiates xenophobic speech by councilor; Psol calls MP and asks for punishment

Curto Curatorship:

• Meet the councilor who asked wineries “not to hire Bahians” (Metrópoles)

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