From Ricardo Noblat to Beto Richa: you lost, playboy!
Columnist Ricardo Noblat compares Beto Richa's massacre of teachers to the violence that occurred in 1988, when the state was governed by current Senator Alvaro Dias (PSDB-PR); "Álvaro had already warned that he would not talk to strikers. Even so, the teachers marched towards the government palace. They were met by riot police, trampled by the PM's cavalry, hit by rubber bullets and tear gas bombs," he says; "The PSDB seems not to know how to deal with popular demonstrations. Or maybe, in its own way, it does know how."
By Ricardo Noblat, in your blog
August 30, 1988. The current senator Álvaro Dias (PSDB) was the governor of Paraná. During a time of inflation, teachers were on strike demanding salary increases.
Álvaro had already warned that he would not speak with the strikers. Even so, the teachers marched towards the government palace.
They were met by riot police, trampled by military police cavalry, hit by rubber bullets and tear gas bombs. Everything similar to what was seen yesterday in Curitiba.
The date became a symbol of "mourning and struggle" for education in Paraná and has been commemorated every year since then with vigils and protests organized by the Teachers' Union.
In even-numbered years, during election campaigns, images of the "1988 massacre" invariably dominate television programs. Because of this, Álvaro was never able to be elected governor again.
Last year, he was expelled from a university in Guarapuava for attempting to give a lecture on ethics. His crime? The images of the 10 professors injured by the cavalry. Just 10.
At the time, five union leaders were arrested. Álvaro justified the police action by complaining about the political nature of the movement.
The PSDB seems unable to handle popular demonstrations. Or perhaps, in its own way, it does.
History doesn't always repeat itself as farce. It repeated itself with Governor Beto Richa (PSDB), who blamed the "massacre of 2015" on the Teachers' Union.
As Senator Cristovam Buarque (PDT-DF), former Minister of Education, observes, Brazil must be the only, or one of the few, countries where teachers are beaten for asking for a salary increase.
Richa: there's no point in justifying the unjustifiable. You lost, playboy!