Chico Buarque's lawyer will present the manuscript of "Roda Viva" in a new lawsuit to prove that the song is his work.
"I'm already gathering images from books, a photo of the record, and the manuscript of the song to prove the obvious," said lawyer João Tancredo.
Power Agenda - The lawsuit filed in the Special Civil Court of Rio de Janeiro by singer Chico Buarque, through his lawyer João Tancredo, was solely for the removal of the song "Roda Viva" from a post made by congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro.
But a legal entanglement ended up forcing the singer to prove authorship of the song before deciding where it could or could not be published.
According to information from G1, given the situation, lawyer João Tancredo decided to drop the lawsuit denied by Judge Monica Ribeiro Teixeira, who dismissed the artist's lawsuit against Eduardo Bolsonaro, and file a new one.
To avoid any risk in this new endeavor, Tancredo will prove the obvious — in his own words — and attach a copy of the manuscript of "Roda Viva," copies of records, books, and other documentation that will allow the singer to have control over his work and finally have his request to remove the song from the post granted.
"Although Eduardo Bolsonaro himself, in his post, said the song was by Chico Buarque—in other words, he himself acknowledges authorship—and it's a public and well-known fact, we'll be adding new documents to the new lawsuit. I'm already providing images of books, a photo of the album, and the song's manuscript to prove the obvious," he said.
The idea of the new action is still the shortest way to try to have your request granted in court.
“To file a new appeal, I would need to summon Mr. Eduardo Bolsonaro who, as we know, is in Qatar. So I prefer to close this action, and open another one with an urgent preliminary injunction, in which a new magistrate will have to analyze this injunction immediately and only inform Mr. Eduardo of his decision,” explained the lawyer, who believes that on Monday (5) he should be able to file the new action.
In the denied action, Chico Buarque demanded the removal of his song from the congressman's post, requested compensation of R$48 and the publication of the conviction on the same social network where the post was made.
"Roda Viva" was composed in 1967 and presented to the public at the III Festival of Brazilian Popular Music, which only accepted original and unpublished songs.
The following year, it inspired a play of the same name by Chico Buarque, which was staged by Teatro Oficina, by José Celso Martinez Corrêa.
The song is credited to Chico Buarque in the Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Popular Music and in the “Central Office for Collection and Distribution”, Ecad.