The Rio de Janeiro City Council approved a bill that prevents the city from maintaining or installing monuments, statues, plaques and any tributes to slave owners, eugenicists and people who violated human rights.
Now, the project goes to Mayor Eduardo Paes (PSD), who can approve or deny the bill.
The project was approved in an extraordinary session this Wednesday (25). The objective is to prevent tributes to people who have committed acts against human rights, democratic values, respect for religious freedom or of a racist nature.
In a note, former councilor Chico Alencar, one of the authors of the project, argues that “by giving visibility to a certain person, the public authorities endorse their achievements and praise their legacy.
Councilor Monica Benicio (PSOL), who also signs the project and believes that the law will be a historical reparation for this period, “mainly to establish a position on the identity and stance we take today on the Brazil we want from now on”.
According to PL 608-A/2021, tributes already installed in the city must be transferred to museums and must be classified with information that contextualizes the historical character.
Another project that was approved is PL 2024/2023, which amends Law 4,762/2008 and prohibits the naming of streets that pay homage to people linked to slavery, racism and other discrimination. However, this was only approved in the 1st discussion and must be voted on again.
*Published by Giovanna Bronze, from CNN
Source: CNN Brasil
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