In an odalisque costume, wearing a transparent black tulle dress, the federal deputy (PSOL-SP) attended the , this Sunday (7). At the top of the trio, he made faces and poses for the photographers’ lenses, while the public sang the chorus “Erika, president”. She was the most awaited political figure for those on Avenida Paulista.
“Brazil is a country that wants to see us behind our backs, but we occupy the streets with determination and perseverance. The greatest victory of the Brazilian working class is in the hands of a black transvestite”, said Hilton, who presented the proposal to end the , approved at the .
He then charged the president of , Davi Alcolumbre (-AP), for voting on the matter, to which the public reacted by chanting “Out, Alcolumbre”. The furor around Hilton contrasts with the right, which has distanced itself from Parada e.
The religious event was attended by the senator and pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic (-RJ), the mayor of the capital of São Paulo, (-SP) and the governor of the State, (Republicans). The Union’s attorney general, Jorge Messias, also went to the religious event, where he was isolated most of the time in the main electric trio.
As has happened in recent years, the mayor and governor were absent from the Parade. When contacted, Tarcísio’s advisor did not respond to contacts. Nunes’s office stated that the mayor was inaugurating the Parque Verde da Mooca Vereador José Índio, in the east zone.
The director of the LGBT+ Parade, Matheus Emílio, 30, says that the party is always open to representatives of the Executive and Legislative powers, without ideological restrictions. He regrets, however, the absence of Tarcísio and Nunes, highlighting that the party is one of the milestones in the cultural calendar of the capital of São Paulo.
“The contrast with the March for Jesus shows that LGBT+ citizens are still treated as second-class citizens, our agendas are not a priority and there is no public commitment to our community”, says Emílio.
History of the right at Parade
It wasn’t always like this. In other times, right-wing politicians went to the Parade.
O tucano (1980-2021), of whom Nunes was vice-president, was at Paulista in three editions. In 2018, he was booed during his opening speech. When he was a Tucano governor, he also addressed the LGBT+ community.
According to Emilio, the rise of Bolsonarism has reduced respect for differences. “The issue is to disrupt the Parade. Conservatism and the extreme right try to take away people’s rights. They talk about freedom, but what freedom do they defend?” This Sunday, councilor Lucas Pavanato (PL) went to Paulista and caused confusion by provoking those present, making videos for the networks.
Pavanato supports the project, authored by councilor Rubino Nunes (União Brasil), which aims to transfer the Parade to closed spaces and prohibit the presence of children. “Brazil is much bigger than half a dozen idiots who are in the , in the City Council and in the Legislative Assembly. It seems that they have no problem in the country and are trying to attack the biggest parade in the world”, said federal deputy Sâmia Bomfim (PSOL-SP), following other speeches, which reinforced support for the end of the 6×1 scale.
The trio also included the state deputy (-SP), who sang “Blowin In The Wind”, by , state deputy Guilherme Cortez (PSOL-SP) and the minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Janine Mello.
The budget was a sensitive point this year. There was one, which meant a less opulent party, with six fewer electric trios. Nunes also reduced investment, going from R$6 million to R$5.5 million.
A group linked to PCdoB wore masks of Tarcísio, Nunes, Flávio, the US president and former banker Daniel Vorcaro. In front, a poster said: “Bolsomaster family”, in reference to the Banco Master case.
Military police officer Alexandre Dias, 39, came and went on Paulista holding a sign, stating that the parties PL, MDB, União Brasil, and Novo do not care about the LGBT+ community. According to Dias, these parties fight against human rights. The military police officer avoided saying whether or not his thinking is a minority in the corporation.
“It’s worrying that we don’t have a strong presence of politicians here at the Parade, and the massive presence of politicians at the March for Jesus is frightening,” he said. “When religion enters so directly into politics, that’s worrying.”
