First lady stressed the importance of Marina’s trajectory and condemned Valério’s statement, characterizing her as full of hatred and misogyny
The first lady, known as Janja, and the minister expressed support to the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, after a controversial statement from the Senator of the Amazon PSDB. During a Fecomércio event, the senator expressed the desire to “hang” Marina, in reference to a session of the NGO CPI, generating indignation. Janja stressed the importance of Marina’s trajectory and condemned Valério’s statement, characterizing her as full of hatred and misogyny. Gleisi Hoffmann also positioned herself, emphasizing that the minister is the target of political violence and advocating the need for punishments for this type of crime.
Marina Silva, in turn, commented that only “psychopaths” make this kind threat and noted that such a statement would not occur if the debate went with a man. Senate President David Alcolumbre also spoke, considering the senator’s speech as a “fuel” for violence. In response, Plínio Valério said he did not regret his words and tried to minimize the charges of machismo. The episode caused senators’ reactions and resulted in a note of repudiation issued by the Senate’s Special Attorney’s Office in the Senate. In addition, deputies of nine parties have come together to present a representation against Valerio in the Senate Ethics Council.
Posted by Sarah Paula
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