São Paulo's Public Prosecutor's Office files charges against three for prejudice against people from the Northeast of Brazil.
Three men sent emails to the Acadêmicos do Tucuruvi samba school because, in 2011, the group paraded with the theme "Oxente, o que Seriada da Gente sem Esta Gente? São Paulo, A Capital do Nordeste" (Oh my, what would become of us without these people? São Paulo, the capital of the Northeast); in December 2010, the accused sent a series of messages criticizing the choice with terms that characterize discrimination and prejudice against Northeasterners residing in São Paulo; some of the comments were: "We have to value São Paulo culture and not these flat-headed people" and "If you want to exalt the Northeast, parade there and not in my city, which is called São Paulo."
Daniel Mello, from Agência Brasil - The Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of São Paulo (MP-SP) has filed charges against three men for discrimination against people from the Northeast of Brazil, as reported in... emails sent to the Acadêmicos do Tucuruvi Samba School. In 2011, the group paraded with the theme "Oxente, o que Seriada Gente sem Esta Gente? São Paulo, A Capital do Nordeste" (Oh my, what would become of us without these people? São Paulo, the capital of the Northeast).
In December 2010, the defendants sent a series of messages criticizing the choice, using terms that, according to the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office, constitute discrimination and prejudice against people from the Northeast of Brazil who reside in São Paulo.
In the messages, the accused EGF, LCSB, and CCBS made comments such as "We have to value the culture of São Paulo and not these flat-headed people" and "If they want to exalt the Northeast, they should parade there and not in my city, which is called São Paulo, the capital of the state of São Paulo." Another e-mail He says: "You should be banned from parading your disgusting and racist storyline down an avenue in my city."
According to prosecutor Ludgero Francisco Sabella, the terms "indicate discrimination practiced by the defendants in relation to the precedence and settlement of people from the Northeast of Brazil in the city of São Paulo."
In compliance with a court order, the providers of e-mail They had to provide the identities of the account holders who sent the messages. One of them is part of a separatist community called the São Paulo Republic Movement.
Based on the Racial Crime Law, those accused could be sentenced to up to three years in prison. The Public Prosecutor's Office, according to its press office, expects the Court to decide this week on whether to accept the complaint, filed last Wednesday (3).