with many Criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), and in rejection political violencePT, together with Marcelo Arruda’s family and friends, held this Sunday morning in Foz do Iguaçu a rally in memory of the municipal guard who was killed over the weekend Supporter of Bolsonaro. The speeches included pleas for justice and peace, and for the investigation to address the “political motivation” of the crime, which was dealt with by the Civil Police of Paraná at the conclusion of the police investigation.
The event also featured indigenous musical performance, an ecumenical act and speeches by local security organizations such as the Anti-Fascist Police Movement. Local and family political leaders recalled Arruda’s trajectory and said they would continue Arruda’s fight for equality and freedom of expression.
PT President Senator Glasey Hoffman said society cannot “normalize such crimes and murders for fear of turning the political process into a massacre of the Brazilian population.”
“This was not an isolated case. Marcelo died because he believed in the idea, because he had a political position. Moa do Catende, Antonio Carlos Rodríguez (the man beaten in Balneario Camboriu in 2019), as well as Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, in addition to attacks during the agenda of MP Marcelo Freixo this Saturday. “Hatred cannot be an instrument of politics if it does not turn into war. But hatred is systematically encouraged in our society, and it has a name and an address. The name is Jair Bolsonaro,” he added.
The PT president also referred to an episode in which Bolsonaro, during the 2018 election campaign, stated at a rally about “automatic shot” and most recently when he stated that “a little grenade kills everyone” during a critique of Lula. Glazey stepped up the request for a federalization of the case. Within a week, the party appealed to the Attorney General’s Office, but the first response was that the investigation would not be federal.
“Institutions must take action. The responsibility lies not only with those who pulled the trigger, but also with those who encouraged and encourage the constant pulling of the trigger,” Glazey concluded, adding that PT filed a lawsuit with the TSE against the hate video. “including the president, for his responsibility and how he affects people.”
Then former senator Roberto Requiao (PT), a tentative candidate for the government of the state of Parana, called for “political tolerance” and referred to Pope Francis’ stance on combating economic inequality in the world.
“The act (the assassination) was inspired by the president’s irrational and intolerable behavior, which encourages violence and clearly affects a minority of people,” said Requiao, who said the citizen’s weapon would be voting in the October elections. intolerance, the domination of capital and the subjugation of people to the concentration of resources of the very rich, with calmness, reason and rationality, in accordance with what our Pope Francis says.
Relatives call for justice and peace
Arruda family lawyer Jan Vargas took the stage to explain the progress of the case. After the civilian police closed their investigation last Friday, charging them with qualified murder for bumbling reasons, the defense attorney said he now awaits a complaint from the Department of Public Administration.
“The police refuse to say that this was a situation of political intolerance, and they are trying to turn the case into a situation of general struggle. But the public ministry has the right to say that it was a case of political intolerance,” Vargas explained. .
Criminal defense lawyers consulted by GLOBO last Friday said it was wrong for the Paraná police to rule out a politically motivated crime. In their opinion, police detention minimizes a serious episode and leaves room for other incidents under the same pretext.
Marcelo’s brother, Luis Donizete Arruda, was on the phone with Jair Bolsonaro after the crime. Despite not being a PT supporter, he disagreed with the police’s conclusion and said it was time to condemn “every act of violence from either side.”
“It is not forbidden to have a political position. It is forbidden and unacceptable to attack people. It’s not because he had a different political side than mine, family love must be different. Unfortunately, it was a political act, he (the killer) had a reaction only because he saw a movement different from his. We have to condemn so we don’t have other Marcelos around”
Marcelo’s widow, Pamela Silva, said her companion “fought and protected the people who were at the party.” One of Marcelo’s sons, Leonardo Arruda, has stated that his goal is to continue the struggle his father championed, such as “freedom of expression and equality between people, regardless of gender, religion or political views.”
“We are fighting for peace, justice and an end to this hatred.
After the event, the Parana Civil Police released one note explain that the indictment is “the most severe that can be applied to the case” and that “political manifestations do not fall within” his competence. If found guilty, Jorge José Guaragno could receive up to 30 years in prison. The police stated that “there is no special qualifier for political motivation provided by law, so it is not applicable” and that “there is also no legal provision for qualification as a ‘political offense’ since the former National Security Law has been repealed by the new Crimes Law”
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