Cultural producer Giuliano Manfredini, son of the singer, sent an extrajudicial notification to the unauthorized use of “which country is” during the release of the governor’s pre-candidacy (MG) to the Presidency of the Republic.
Produções, which holds the rights to the brand and is led by Manfredini, said in the document that there was a copyright violation and requested that both Zema and the Party refrain from using music “in future publications, on Instagram or any other platform.”
The notification was sent on Monday (18). Sought, the new press office said that the party’s legal legal has not yet been notified.
On Saturday (16), Zema entered the Auditorium of the American Chamber of Commerce to Brazil, in São Paulo,, to the sound of music, one of the best known of the band and used in social protests for their lyrics containing criticism of politics and corruption.
HAS SheetManfredini said that neither the Minas Gerais governor or the party requested the use of music and added that he knew of his use by the press and by videos that circulated on social networks. In the notification, the producer cites music in a post on Instagram de Zema.
“Once again the far right insults my father’s work, his memory, and makes an affront to copyright,” said the producer, who inherited his father’s company after his death and the end of the band in 1996.
“Lately [a música] It has been used by the far right, which illegally uses various works that do not match the values perpetrated by us. Anyone who has done this, the only ones who have bounds against copyright, are from the far right, “he said.
Ally of (), Zema seeks to appropriate part of the former president’s political estate, who is fulfilled house arrest and is ineligible. During the launch of his pre-candidacy for the Planalto, at the New National Convention, he criticized and promoted attacks on the government, the PT and the Minister of (Supreme Federal Court).
Manfredini also told the report that even if the new one had asked for permission to use the music at the event, he would not grant.
“We have the same position that my father had, especially regarding political use by the far right, because it is a song against the far right, against the dictatorship. It makes no sense to approve the use by this far right, specifically, which does not match the values of his work,” he said.
Producer Lawyer, Leonardo Furtado told the Sheet May the use of music in any means, whether virtual or in person, depends on authorization. “The notification is wide, aiming to prevent misuse of composition,” he said in a statement.
Manfredini has previously spoken out against the use of his father’s songs in political contexts, especially the right. In January 2024, he asked Bytedance, the company behind Tiktok, the videos of pockets who used “which country is” as a soundtrack.
At the time, he claimed that the posts presented “political and ideological character of others” to those defended by Renato Russo and by him “actively fought”. He said he didn’t want to see the music used “for the right positions, especially those that praise the Bolsonaro government.”
“It is tiring that far right candidates find themselves in the right to do this, to go over the rule of law, the copyright, not to respect the laws. For many years this is tiring,” lamented Manfredini.
