Aloysio wants an investigation into MST's aggression against scientists.
Senator Aloysio Nunes (PSDB-SP) asked the Ministry of Justice to activate the Federal Police to investigate the invasion of a meeting of the National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio) in Brasília, on the 5th of this month, by members of Via Campesina and the Landless Workers' Movement; the senator described as unspeakable the destruction of eucalyptus seedlings cultivated for 14 years for genetic research by women from the MST; "They vandalized the auditorium where the meeting was being held and claimed for themselves, like braggarts, the right to oppose by violence any form of deliberation on genetically modified organisms," he criticized.
SP 247 - Senator Aloysio Nunes Ferreira (PSDB-SP) asked the Ministry of Justice to activate the Federal Police to investigate the invasion of a meeting of the National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio), in Brasília (DF), on the 5th of this month, by members of Via Campesina and the Landless Workers Movement.
The politician described as unspeakable the destruction of eucalyptus seedlings cultivated for 14 years for genetic research by women from the MST (Landless Workers' Movement). The Landless Workers' Movement and Via Campesina are against the transgenic cultivation of the species.
He sent Minister José Eduardo Cardozo documents proving the responsibility of those involved in the action that ended with assaults and threats against researchers who were analyzing case files.
"They vandalized the auditorium where the meeting was being held and claimed for themselves, like braggarts, the right to oppose by violence any form of deliberation on genetically modified organisms, the purpose for which this body was created by law of the National Congress," criticized the senator.
Science and Technology
Aloysio Nunes expressed his opposition to Via Campesina's participation in a public hearing at the Senate's Science and Technology Committee. One of its members was invited to participate in the discussion on access to genetic resources and the sustainable use of biodiversity. "I strongly disagree. This movement has placed itself outside the law."