Luciana: Poor people are being driven out of areas with infrastructure.
"When buses and subways arrive, they end up going further. This needs to change," argued Luciana Genro, the PSOL candidate for President, reiterating her proposal to enforce the City Statute, which provides for the expropriation of a property that does not fulfill its social function; she participated in an event with students from the University of São Paulo (USP).
Paulo Victor Chagas – Reporter for Agência Brasil - Luciana Genro, the PSOL presidential candidate, once again criticized the current model for distributing housing units through the "Minha Casa, Minha Vida" (My House, My Life) program. The socialist said that construction companies choose the most remote locations to build the houses, making it necessary to transfer control of the policy to entities linked to popular movements.
According to Luciana, for many years Brazil has been experiencing a situation where poor people are being pushed out of areas that receive more infrastructure. "When buses and subways arrive, they end up going further away. This needs to change," the candidate argued, repeating her proposal to comply with the City Statute, which provides for the expropriation of a property that does not fulfill its social function.
Responding to questions from students who filled an auditorium at the University of São Paulo (USP), Luciana Genro reiterated her promise to fight for the revision of the Amnesty Law and in favor of the demilitarization of the police. Some questions were also submitted online to the USP Central Student Directory, the event's organizer.
"Brazil is one of the few countries in Latin America that has not come to terms with the past, and this is reflected in present-day torturers. The police continue to torture and kill, repressing social movements," he said, adding that the police need training focused on human rights.
By reiterating campaign promises such as the decriminalization of marijuana and the legalization of abortion, the candidate declared to the audience that she considers it "very hypocritical to criminalize a woman who has an abortion and not give her any conditions to have her child." For her, a woman has the right to choose whether or not to conceive, regardless of whether the government provides family planning policies.
Luciana Genro also stated that, if elected, she intends to continue and expand the Bolsa Família program, but that structural changes are necessary, such as those in economic and tax policy. Despite defending oil as a "strategic resource for any country," the presidential candidate advocated for strengthening initiatives to produce solar and wind energy. The interview was followed by reporters via a live internet broadcast provided by the candidate's team.