Tatiane Costa’s councilwoman () filed a bill that prohibits the presence of children and adolescents in the city of São Paulo.
The project says the organization of the event, sponsors and parents or guardians will be required to ensure the absence of under 18 years.
The councilwoman says that the measure is beneficial because it guarantees “the non -connivance of the public power with actions of majority religion in the city”.
“Events like this, becoming inappropriate environments for children,” he said.
The project proposes fines of R $ 5,000 for parents who take minors to the stop and R $ 10,000 to the organizers of the event who fail to comply with the measure. In case of recurrence, the penalties would be double. New recurrence would cause the revocation of the license to hold the event.
Ronaldo Pires, general coordinator of Sorocaba’s LGBTQia+ LGBTQia+, says the project is an attempt at censorship and.
“[O projeto] It is based on moralistic and fallacious arguments to restrict rights, contrary to constitutional principles such as freedom of expression and the right to free manifestation, “he said.
According to the organizer of the march, the city has a history of pursuing events that represent progressive guidelines, such as the LGBTQIA+ and a.
“These movements try to impose a moralistic and exclusionary view on the city, ignoring the diversity of the population and the rights guaranteed by,” he said.
The LGBTQIA+ Sorocaba Pride Parade attracted about 50,000 people in 2024, according to the organization.
The panel questioned two lawyers about the interpretation of ECA {Statute of the Child and Adolescent) made by the parliamentarian and whether the project is constitutional.
Mauro Sena, from Alcântara & Sena Advogados, disagrees that ECA supports such a ban. For him, the proposal has biased and discriminatory content.
“The project starts from the improper premise that the participation of minors in events of the LGBTQIA+ community would be associated with facilitating access to alcohol and eroticization,” said Sena, who specializes in family law. “The sole purpose of the proposal is to foster and stimuli of homophobic and transphobic practice, expressly violating the Constitution.”
Lawyer Ana Paula de Assis Matias, from Rubens Naves Santos Jr. office, said the project aims to ban minors at the event “based on unfounded assumptions that he is pornographic or erotic.”
The expert also points out that, as occurs in street blocks, the risk of exposure of minors to inadequate behaviors practiced by some participants is inherent to events of large agglomeration and is not up to the State to control this, by the circumstances and place where they occur.
“In accordance with the Constitution and Articles 4, 21 and 22 of the ECA,” said Matias, “the presence of these minors in cultural events must be a choice of those responsible.”
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