Tiago Petinga / Lusa
Inês Sousa Real during the concentration “we don’t want to live in a country of fear”
Report of Inês de Sousa Real. Several politicians were at the demonstration in Lisbon: the “institutional silence has been complicit”.
Free, Be, PCP and Pan demanded this Sunday firm government response to far-right violenceduring one in Lisbon in solidarity with actor Adérito Lopes, on Tuesday by individuals associated with neonazis groups.
The demonstration, which took place in front of the theater the tent, gathered Hundreds of people And it served as a strong appeal against hate discourse and political violence.
Jorge Pinto, deputy of Livre, stressed that “The culture sector is always among the first targets Of these groups ”and considered that it is essential to“ combat hate discourse, whether on social networks, media or parliament ”.
For the deputy, the institutional silence has been accomplice“It is unacceptable that far-right representatives have unlimited antenna time to propagate violent discourse. It is expected that later this violence translates into the streets,” he added.
Jorge Pinto asked the government political courage to comply with the constitution and apply the law: “We have a legal framework that should protect us from this type of organizations. What is missing is will.”
The deputy also accused some political leaders to relativize the danger of the far right“Democrats need not align in the false equivalence between a dangerous, violent and often murderer, and a eventual left that, according to some, would be violent too. This is not true.”
On the PCP side, Paulo Raimundo recalled that “it is not a skirmish, It is a crime of hate“, Warning that Article 46 of the Constitution expressly prohibits the existence of fascist or neo -Nazi organizations.“ The authorities have to act. It seems that they have done something, but clearly it’s not enough, ”he lamented.
The Communist Secretary-General argued that “The enemy is not our immigrant neighbor Or worker, but who concentrates wealth at the expense of everyone’s work, ”and criticized the strategy of dividing to reign:“ It is to feed the discourse of division. It is giving gasoline to this fire. ”
Mariana Mortágua, leader of the Left Bloc, accused the government of covering up the growth of these groups. “The group that attacked this theater has elements that they murdered 30 years ago. identified as terrorist In the internal security report, but this chapter was withdrawn, and it was the government that decided to omit this danger, ”he said.
The BE Coordinator stressed that “Fascism enters our heads before occupying power“, And that institutional connivance contributes to its normalization:“ It is not all the same. The far right is attacking people, theaters and parties. It cannot be treated as another version of reality. ”
Mortágua also criticized the fact that the aggressor was interviewed on television to, according to her, “relativize the act” and “present an alternative story”. For the blockistic leader, “this is to give the fascism and reinforce their trivialization.”
Inês Sousa Real, PAN spokesman, warned of the “normalization of fascist discourses and behaviors, even within the Assembly of the Republic ”.
In addition to the assaulted actor’s case, he recalled other recent situations: “Also two volunteers were attacked in Porto while distributing food to homeless people. This,” he said.
The deputy also denounced personal threats: “This week we learned that an individual was accused by the prosecutor for claiming that my head and other deputies were well exposed on a post of the Avenida da República. This cannot be tolerated. ”
Inês Sousa Real defended more training for police forces, reinforcement of means for justice, and active surveillance on hate groups: “We have to act firmly, inside and outside the parliament. If you think they’ll be scared, we’re not going to shut up, ”he concluded.
