The Brazilians fight to reverse the Italian citizenship decree

The Brazilians fight to reverse the Italian citizenship decree


Measures the generational limit imposed for the transmission of the law

By Bruna Galvão – The representatives of the Italian community elected abroad at the Parliament of Italy are “working hard” to try to reverse the decree of the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who limits the transmission of Italian citizenship Jus Sanguinis.

If the opposition cannot completely overthrow the temporary measure, the change in some amendments would already be considered a victory for the millions of Italian descendants all over the world who have lost the right to the red passport.

In an interview with Ansa, the deputy Fabio Porta, elected by the Italian community in South America, said that the text of the decree proposed by the deputy Premie and the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, is “unfair, wrong and scarcely written”.

According to the parliamentarian, the strategy of his caption, the Democratic Party (Pd), is “trying to overturn the decree, forcing the government to withdraw it”.

“This can be done by approving our first amendment, which will completely eliminate article 1 [do decreto-lei]What does it mean to restore the situation he had before, “explained Porta.

For the deputy, the victory or defeat of the measure will depend on the political joint between opposition and parties of the government base. “When the text arrives in the Chamber, let’s see which parts will have the courage to vote against the decree. We will vote against,” he said.

In addition to Door, Luciana Laspro, president of the Italian associative movement abroad (Maie) in Brazil, said that the institution presented a proposal for amendment that aims to replace the “most exclusive” text of the decree “, which was born in Italy for” Italians “, who settles Italian parents and grandparents, debts, the place of birth” The country. One of the grandparents born in Italy can obtain double citizenship.

“If our parliamentarians were able to approve this amendment, practically everything is like before. We could still face some interpretations distorted by municipalities and consulates, but it would undoubtedly be a great victory,” said the president of Maie Brazil.

The declarations are issued a few days after the city of Milan, in San Paolo, to be the scene of a new protest against the law on the decree. .

Source: Terra

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