Minister Marina Silva was the target of attacks by Senator Plínio Valério, who established that ‘the woman deserves respect, the minister does not’, which generated a tense climate
The leader of the Senate Women’s Bench of the PDT of the PDT expressed its opposition to the convening of the Environment Minister, Marina Silva, by the Infrastructure Commission. Leila’s statement was clear: “Call will not have, no. We will make a national mobilization if there is a call from any woman who was treated as she treated today.” Minister Marina Silva left a committee meeting after an intense debate with opposition parliamentarians. During the public hearing, which addressed the creation of conservation units in the equatorial margin, it was criticized by the slow in the release of environmental licenses. Senator Plínio Valério of the Amazon PSDB said that “the woman deserves respect, the minister not”, which generated a tense climate.
Marina, who was present as a guest, asked an apology but got no response. Commission chairman Marcos Rogério, of the Rondônia PL, interrupted the minister’s speech, claiming that she was “provoking” the senators. Given the situation, Marina chose to withdraw from the meeting. After Marina’s departure, the committee chairman announced that the minister’s call will be discussed in the next session. The episode generated a strong debate in the plenary, where Leila Barros highlighted the disparity in the treatment given to the minister during the audience, questioning how a woman can feel in such a hostile environment.
Senator Soraya Thronicke, from Mato Grosso do Sul Somos, expressed support to the minister, stressing the importance of increasing the female presence in politics. In turn, Senator Teresa Leitão, from PT of Pernambuco, criticized Marcos Rogério’s statement, calling her “the suprade of machismo” and emphasizing the inequality that persists in treatment between men and women in the political scenario.
Posted by Sarah Paula
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