{"id":2345,"date":"2011-03-20T15:41:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T21:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lavozlit.com\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2011-03-20T15:41:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T21:41:13","slug":"brazil-welcomes-obama-with-13-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/2011\/03\/20\/brazil-welcomes-obama-with-13-political-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil welcomes Obama with 13 political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nBrazil welcomes Obama with 13 political prisoners <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 The arrival of Barack Obama in Brazil was marked by the illegal (and political) arrest of 13 Brazilian citizens who were protesting against the presence of the North American president in the country.
\nThe 13 people were arrested during a peaceful rally which was being held in Rio de Janeiro (city which Obama will visit on Sunday, the 20th). The protest, which had around 400 hundred participants (including children), was organized by a national trade union and popular organization (CSP-Conlutas), the Free National Assembly of Students (ANEL), a number of labor unions. It was also supported by the Socialist Workers Party \u2013 United, a national left wing party known as PSTU.
\nAs it was publicly and intensely announced in the local midia, the protest (as many others which were happening around the country) was called to denounce Obama\u00b4s visit as part of a process of surrendering our national resources (mainly oil) through so called \u201cfree trade\u201d agreements which can only damage the Brazilian population.
\nAs it can be clearly seen in the images reproduced in a press release (http:\/\/bit.ly\/huk6ks<\/a>) drew by PSTU (to which 10 of the political prisoners are affiliated), the participants of the rally were just expressing their thoughts and political perspectives when they were brutally assaulted by the police forces commanded by the state governor S\u00e9rgio Cabral.
\nAfter gas bombing the crowd, beating dozens and arresting 13 people, the police alleged that the repression was \u201cjustified\u201d because a Molotv cocktail was thrown in front of the Consulate. Even recognizing that a home made artifact was launched against the building, the organizers assured that no one of the arrested was involved in such event, which, many of the participants attributed to an infiltrated provocateur.
\nAs it was pointed out by Cyro Garcia, president of PSTU in Rio de Janeiro: \u201cWhat is happening at the moment is shameful. This is a political arrest. These are political prisoners of Sergio Cabral and Dilma\u2019s governments. The police forces know that those arrested are innocent. There are people in jail just because they raised a shoe against USA flag. This is absurd. They are turning into crime the protests of a political party. It\u2019s outrageous that the police shows to the photographs political banners and party flags as proofs of a crime, as if they were weapons\u201d.
\nCivil Rights attacked under Obama\u00b4s shadow<\/strong>
\nIntensively promoted as the meeting the \u201cthe first woman\u201d and \u201cthe first afro-american\u201d to lead the respective countries, the summit involving Dilma Rousseff and Barack Obama, even before starting, has already showed the true face of both leaders (nothing very different of the \u201cold ones\u201d): to defend the economical and political interests of the USA, Obama intends to submit the Third World to their wishes. And, unfortunately, to please the North American boss, Dilma\u00b4s government has no limits. Even if it means to arrest and repress Brazilian citizens.
\nFree the thirteen!<\/strong>
\nThe workers and students (including a 17 years old boy) are facing many charges, and are not entitled to bail. After spending the night in city jails, they were taken, at 8 am, to State Prisons, (the infamous Bangu e \u00c1gua Santa facilities).
\nIn presence of the false accusations and very serious legal consequences which the arrest can have for the prisoners, PSTU decided to launch an international campaign to free the thirteen political prisoners. As Garcia, the president of the party, reminds, also \u201cwe are concerned about the safety of our militants, the governor is responsible for their integrity and we will not rest until every single one of them is out of the prison and free of all charges\u201d.
\nTo sign up a petition to free the political prisoners, access the following address:
\nhttp:\/\/www.peticaopublica.com.br\/?pi=PSTU<\/a>
\n Complete list of the political prisoners due to Obama\u00b4s visit in Brazil.<\/strong>
\n* Andriev Martins Santos \u2013 student of the Fluminense Federal University
\n* Gabriela Proen\u00e7a da Costa \u2013 student of Fine Artes at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and leader of the local Student\u00b4s Association.
\n* Gilberto Silva \u2013 electrician
\n* Gualberto Tinoco “Pit\u00e9u” \u2013 public servicer and leader of the State Trade Union for Teachers in the Public Sector.
\n* Jo\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 high school student at the Col\u00e9gio Pedro II
\n* Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Braunschweiger \u2013 lawyer
\n* Maria de Lurdes Pereira da Silva \u2013 maid
\n* P\u00e2mela Rossi \u2013 teacher
\n* Rafael Rossi \u2013 teacher and leader of the state trade union of the sector.
\n* Thiago Loureiro \u2013 Law Scholl student the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,
\nemployee of the Trade Union of Justice System Workers.
\n* Vagner Vasconcelos \u2013 Brazilian MV Moviment
\n* Yuri Proen\u00e7a da Costa \u2013 worker of the Post Offices
\nCONTACTS
\nassessoria@pstu.org.br<\/a>
\nPSTU-RJ – (21) 2232-9458<\/a>
\nCyro Garcia \u2013 (21) 8249 5880<\/a>
\nDr Aderson Bussinger (lawyer) (21) 8754.7837<\/a>
\nCSP-Conlutas RJ – (21) 25091856<\/a>
\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND IMAGES:
\nPSTU RJ \u2013 (21) 9511.0045<\/a>
\nPSTU national (11) 6792.3022
\nwww.pstu.org.br<\/a>
\nwww.conlutas.org.br<\/a>
\nFrom \u201cOpini\u00e3o Socialista\u201d, Newspaper of the Socialist Workers Party (United) – PSTU\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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