Chico Buarque signs manifesto in defense of Aroeira, which Bolsonaro wants to investigate.
"We no longer accept obscurantist delusions. We do not accept intimidation. Down with authoritarianism," reads the text of the manifesto.
247 - The singer and songwriter Chico Buarque signed the MANIFESTO in defense of the journalist and cartoonist Renato Aroeira, author of a cartoon that became the target of an investigation request from the Minister of Justice, André Mendonça, from the Jair Bolsonaro government. With information from Mônica Bergamo, from Folha de S. Paul.
The manifesto defends artistic freedom and repudiates "obscurantist delusions." "By saying that a humorous drawing endangers the integrity of the State, the minister expresses a fanatical delusion and fuels the totalitarian fantasies of criminals who are promoting increasing attacks against democracy in Brazil. We will no longer accept obscurantist delusions. We will not accept intimidation. Down with authoritarianism."
The petition already has more than 55 thousand signatures.