The incident comes a week after Nikolas Ferreira was accused of committing transphobia in the plenary session of the Chamber; after voting for the presidency of the commission, the deputy, who is a pastor, says he does not know who the Bahian singer Margareth Menezes is
At the first meeting of the House Culture Committee, a collegial body filled with opposition MPs, the PT government’s culture minister, Margareth Menezes, became a target. After having voted to define the president of the commission, the deputy Marco Feliciano (PL-SP) mocked the gender of the minister. “I want to know who she is. I know she is a woman. I don’t know if she can be called a woman or not,” he told her.
Feliciano didn’t know if the briefcase would have been a secretary or a ministry or if whoever occupied it was a minister or a minister. It fell to Bahian MP Lídice da Mata (PSB-BA) to say that it was Margareth Menezes. “The minister has a name. Margareth Menezes and I are here to defend her,” said Lídice, which led Feliciano to make the provocation, which generated an argument.
“Your president, we’re not going to accept that kind of placement. We can’t accept that,” he said. The president-elect of the commission, Marcelo Queiroz (PP-RJ) laughed again and asked for restraint as he laughed. “I want you to guarantee respect for Minister Margareth Menezes, that’s all I ask,” Lídice added. Feliciano later said he did not know Margareth, a leading Brazilian singer, and that “out of respect” he asked her how she identifies. This is an irony: in various publications on social networks, the pastor says he is against the trans cause, and against gender ideology, which he has already defined as a “curse” on social networks.
Shortly before, the comment of one of the deputies into the microphone leaked from the video of the session, referring to neutral language and saying that Margareth would be “minister”. A week ago Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) used the rostrum of the Chamber to preach against feminism and called himself “MP Nikole”. The parliamentarians accuse him of transphobia and ask for his mandate to be revoked.
The episode led one of the two trans MPs who exercise an unprecedented mandate in the Chamber, Erika Hilton, to ask Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court, to include Nikolas in the investigation into the digital militias. The PSOL bench in the Chamber filed a crime complaint with the Court of Cassation against the Bolsonarist deputy. Erika also raised a petition to revoke the parliamentary mandate.
Bolsonarist deputies used the session of the Culture Commission to confront the government. Feliciano mentioned the minister’s name because he intends to summon her to say how the R $ 10 billion that the ministry will have as resources will be used. Three other Bolsonarists intervened – one of them, the former secretary of Culture in the Bolsonaro government Mario Frias – against the “hegemony of the left” in the sector and that it is necessary to put an end to the “monopoly”.
“We must end the federal government’s monopoly that culture is just funk music. The incentive is only that of a morally destructive culture. The federal government invests in all kinds of culture that destroys morale,” Congressman Abilio said Brunini (PL-MT). He still defended the Christian and sacred culture. “How much money is spent on Ludmilla’s concerts, for example, but you will never see the federal government spending R$5 million on an event to promote songs that worship, serve God. The basis of our country is Christian culture.”
Source: Terra
Rose James is a Gossipify movie and series reviewer known for her in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the latest releases. With a background in film studies, she provides engaging and informative reviews, and keeps readers up to date with industry trends and emerging talents.
