Oil workers mobilize at Duque de Caxias refinery after fascist threat.
Oil workers are united to defend democracy at REDUC. Workers are mobilized against the coup attempt.
Sindipetro Caxias - After fascists, dissatisfied with the democratic election of President Lula, vandalized the Planalto Palace, the Supreme Federal Court, and the National Congress, the coup plotters coordinated, through social media and messaging apps, an action to try to block refineries and disrupt the production and distribution of fuels in Rio de Janeiro. Similar actions were repeated throughout the country at refineries and supply terminals.
To reinforce worker safety during shift changes, oil workers from Sindipetro Caxias organized a protest in front of the Duque de Caxias Refinery (REDUC) on Monday morning. Faced with information that Bolsonaro supporters would be blocking refineries following the incident of vandalism and terrorism in Brasília, the union decided to take action. on-site.
Monitoring in defense of the union and its workers at REDUC began at 5 a.m. As announced by Governor Claudio Castro, police cars and mounted cavalry provided security at the REDUC site, and a police vehicle patrolled the BADUC area, where the trucks are refueled. No perpetrators were identified, and the shift start occurred without incident.
The Sindipetro Caxias union contacted the management of REDUC to ensure that the state government continues to guarantee increased security at the refinery. The union also reported that it will continue to monitor any new coup attempts in the Campos Elíseos industrial area in Duque de Caxias.
Standing guard at the refinery gate, the president of Sindipetro Caxias, Marcello Bernardo, reported: “Neither here at REDUC, nor at the petroleum product distribution terminals, there were any Bolsonaro supporters' uprisings this morning. The oil workers of Caxias can enter their workplaces with peace of mind. According to information obtained by the Union, about 10 coup supporters were in front of the terminals during the early morning hours, but they were quickly dispersed.”
Marcello Bernardo stated that the Union, which has a long history of resistance against the 1964 business-military dictatorship, is mobilized in defense of sovereignty and against the attempted coup that seeks to usurp the universal suffrage exercised on October 30th. "Today, at the end of the day, we will hold a nationwide demonstration against the coup and against any amnesty for those who tried to usurp the power of the people. Popular sovereignty was guaranteed on October 30th, and the fascists need to respect the popular sovereignty that decided on a political project," he declared.
Oil workers call for nationwide assemblies next Wednesday.
Also this morning, Sindipetro Caxias participated in a meeting of the Unified Federation of Petroleum Workers (FUP) where it was decided that assemblies with workers will be held throughout the country starting at 6 am next Wednesday, at the gates of Petrobras units, in defense of democracy and to guarantee the country's energy security.
Inaugurated in 1962, Sindipetro Caxias represents all workers of the Petrobras System at the Duque de Caxias Refinery, the Campos Elíseos Terminal, and the Governador Leonel Brizola Thermoelectric Power Plant, which make up the petrochemical complex in the region.