Amid rising rates of femicide and recent cases of violence against women, a protest has been organized by the Movimento Nacional Mulher Vivas, on Avenida Paulista, at 2 p.m.
Representative Samia Bomfim (PSOL) requested strengthening security measures for the demonstration in the city of São Paulo, but received a refusal from the military police.
In the response sent to the parliamentarian, the Prime Minister stated that the request was made outside the regulatory deadline – the law states that five days in advance are required to request security for an event gathering more than 300 people.
The authority also says there is already an event planned for Sunday at the same time.
The response of the head of the operations department of the 11th Military Police Battalion to the federal representative stated: “There are already prior communications regarding organizing a demonstration of a nature hostile to the proposed demonstration.”
Father Kilmon and the Deputy Mayor of São Paulo, Colonel Milo Araujo, called for this law for the sake of amnesty and freedom for former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
On social media, Father Kilmon has been promoting the festival since Monday (1st) and says it is a “march for freedom, a march for amnesty”. “It is important that you participate at this time when the country needs to care for every person,” the pastor declared in the video. The event should gather the demonstrators, at one o’clock in the afternoon, in front of the Gazeta building, and should take place up to the cathedral.
the Bound He contacted the Secretariat of Public Security, which reported that an operational plan was being prepared for the events scheduled for December 7.
The ministry said in a memorandum, “The military police monitor all demonstrations, regardless of the political orientation of the organizers, with the aim of ensuring the preservation of public order and the safety of participants, passers-by, and merchants in the region.”
According to Congresswoman Samia Bomfim’s team, a conversation was held with the police on Friday (5) morning, at 9am, to discuss the safety of the event.
“We hope to leave there with the guarantee that this act will be authorized and that it will be done safely. It is a community action against femicide and violence against women, and we believe that no one is organizing an act with content that contradicts these issues,” the MP says.