The federal deputy (-SP), on a visit to Washington, reinforced her defense of a bill aimed at .
Targeted by , the parliamentarian sought to separate the protection of Brazilian Jews from criticism of the Israeli government. of the Israeli Prime Minister as “criminal” and said that crimes committed in the war must be denounced.
the project divides experts — some see the proposal as an advance in the discussion of protecting the Jewish community, but there are those who see a risk to freedom of expression.
The main point of tension is in the conceptual model. The text classifies as anti-Semitic, for example, demonstrations that “may target the State of , seen as a Jewish collective”, or that compare Israeli policies to those of the Nazis.
The deputy regretted the insults received and said that “this confusion” cannot be accepted. “In fact, there is anti-Semitism in Brazil. In fact, there is a deep-rooted hatred that is located in a part of the left,” she said this Wednesday (8), without naming names.
The deputy stated that it is necessary to have the same courage when combating anti-Semitism as you have to “denounce hatred against women, to denounce racism, to denounce the crime committed by Netanyahu”. “In my opinion, you can’t choose which human beings deserve our respect and which don’t.”
She said she regretted that the fight for rights seemed to have become “selective” for some groups, citing the attacks she received after the presentation of the proposal, which focuses primarily on educational policies and was built with the support of parliamentarians from different parties, including the Network.
“The same person who talks about machismo, who takes a stand against misogyny, hatred against women, he reproduces this hatred when the public is different. There is a lack of coherence in Brazil, in many political leaders. But, we will combat this hatred with information, which is what the project seeks, and not with more hate.”
The proposal was composed by a miscellany of deputies, including (Missão-SP), (Solidariedade-SP), Otoni de Paula (MDB-RJ), Gilvan da Federal (PL-ES) and Heloísa Helena (Rede-RJ).
On the 30th, congressmen, especially from PT, asked for signatures to be withdrawn: Heloísa Helena, Reginaldo Veras (PV-DF), Welter (PT-PR), Vander Loubet (PT-MS) Alexandre Lindenmeyer (PT-RS), Luiz Couto (PT-PB), Ana Paula Lima (PT-SC) and Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG).
On social media, parliamentarians criticized the proposal, such as deputy Sâmia Bonfim (-SP), who classified the project as “a great absurdity” and said that the initiative aims to “make criticism of the State of Israel a crime, calling it anti-Semitism”.
During a meeting with students in Washington, Tabata also highlighted that the current moment requires strict regulation of big tech to prevent algorithms and obscure financing from distorting national sovereignty.
According to the deputy, the misinformation scenario is worsened by a political alignment between figures such as the Bolsonaro family, which raises a warning for the next ones.
She argues that the lack of transparency allows entertainment pages and influencers to be financed to propagate political content without voters knowing that they are facing an advertisement.
The deputy recalled the complaints she formalized against Pablo Marçal’s candidacy in 2024, classifying the use of undeclared resources for promotion as a “digital slush fund”. For her, platform neutrality is not just a technical issue, but a pillar of defense against intervention by foreign nations.
