Prosecutor gives Vélez 24 hours to explain Bolsonaro's propaganda.
The Federal Attorney's Office for Citizens' Rights (PFDC) has submitted a "request for clarification," giving the Minister of Education, Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez, 24 hours to explain his request to all schools to read a letter from the minister to students containing Jair Bolsonaro's campaign slogan, followed by the playing of the National Anthem.
247 - The Federal Prosecutor's Office for Citizens' Rights (PFDC) has given the Minister of Education, Ricardo Vélez Rodrígues, 24 hours to provide explanations regarding... Request sent to all schools From Brazil, they requested that schools read a letter from the minister to students containing Jair Bolsonaro's campaign slogan, followed by the singing of the National Anthem, and that schools film the children singing and send the video by email to the Ministry of Education.
The information comes from the Prosecutor's Office itself, which is part of the Federal Public Ministry (MPF). According to the agency, the "request for clarification" was sent this Tuesday (26).
The prosecutor's office is asking Vélez Rodríguez to provide a justification for the request "based on the constitutional and legal principles to which all public officials are subject."
According to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, the request serves as one of the steps in the process of investigating the constitutionality of the administrative act.
During a Senate session, the The minister admitted he was wrong. by requesting that schools film children singing the National Anthem without parental permission.
"I realized the mistake, I removed that phrase, I removed the part corresponding to filming children without parental authorization. Obviously, if anything is published, it will be within the law, with parental authorization," he stated, having been invited to participate in a session of the Education Committee to present to the senators the guidelines and priority programs of the ministry.