More than 24 hours after a cold attack in an interview for CNN Brazil, the actress and special secretary for Culture, Regina Duarte, remains one of the most discussed topics among authorities, artists and users of social networks. On Thursday night, while being interviewed, the secretary sang music in honor of military dictatorship, deaths minimized by COVID–19 and it bothered me to hear an appeal from the actress too Mait It encourages the federal government to dialogue more with the artistic class during the pandemic.
After the interview, criticism came from all sides. One of the old friends of the Department of Culture, the writer, screenwriter and playwright Walcyr Carrasco, social network. “I was surprised when you discovered in the interview that the deaths were” normal “and tortured luck. It says more and more to see you like this. What happened to you, Regina?” He asked.
Actress Fernanda Paes Leme was also one of those who strongly criticized the secretary’s statements and continued saying: “Regina Duarte demonstrated her lack of dignity and humanity and exposed her true face. I feel sorry for us; for her I have contempt. “
Actor Bruno Gagliasso published a long text on his Instagram account, highlighting the actress’ sarcasm regarding deaths and torture during the military dictatorship (1964-85). “You cannot excuse his debauchery with torture by the state, his naturalization of the barbrie,” he said.
In another part of the text, the actor also criticized the lack of actions of the secretary commanded by the actress, during the coronavirus pandemic: “You cannot excuse your silence, your lack of projects, the way you treat Brazilian audiovisual workers . I cannot excuse his lack of dialogue with the category, his stupidity with journalists and former coworkers, “he continued.
Along the same lines, the singer Anitta, who has more than 46 million followers on her Instagram account, made a long comment in a post by Regina Duarte on the social network: “What about families who have lost family due to the illness? How would you feel to hear a testimony from those who ignore the moment? “, I ask. Singer Lulu Santos, who has more than 1.5 million followers on Twitter, was forthright: “Regina Du-arte updated the notion of shame for others. You do not like? No, repulsion ”, he published.
Yesterday, in an interview with the O Globo newspaper, Mait Proena, Regina Duarte’s cold fundamental actress, regretted the secretary’s statements and said that her professional colleague’s agreement with the Bolsonaro government would have contaminated her.
Reaction in Congress
Secretarial criticism was not only among the artistic class. Federal deputy Marcelo Freixo (Psol / RJ), from the group opposed to the Bolsonaro government in the Chamber of Deputies, accused Regina Duarte of being the “girlfriend of an authoritarian and torturer from Brazil”, doing a play about the nickname of the actress.
The former senator for Acre and former candidate for the presidency of the Republic Marina Silva (Rede) said the interview was a “horror show”. In addition, immediately after the interview, Psol leaders submitted a request calling, virtually, the Special Secretary of Culture to provide clarifications to the plenary of the Chamber on the defense of the military regime.
“There is no doubt that they do not like democracy. There are repeated and permanent behaviors that afflict the Federal Constitution and the international human rights treaties signed by Brazil, such as this episode starring the secretariat, “said the party’s leader in the Chamber, Fernanda Melchiona.
Defense of the supporters Although much less than the critics, there are those who defended Regina Duarte. In a Facebook post, actor Carlos Vereza said the secretary, “instead of complaining, dropped a series of projects from his production company to do something for a remarkably disjointed category.” The artist also criticized CNN Brazil for, according to him, insisting on provocative guidelines.
The writer and guru of the Bolsonarista wing, Olavo de Carvalho, also defended the secretary and attacked the actress Mait Proena: “Mait, Regina has no obligation to a class that has always lived on public money. She has the millions of Brazilians who pay her salary and that of the whole damn vampire class, “Olavo wrote.
In addition, the former commander of the general of the Brazilian army Villas Boas published a text on his Twitter account in defense of the secretariat. The military, highly respected by the Armed Forces, congratulated Duarte and stressed that he was delighted with the “demonstration of humanism, greatness, insight, intelligence, humility, security, gold and self-confidence”.
Later, also on social media, PTB President Roberto Jefferson used the words of Villas Boas to congratulate Regina Duarte. In recent days, the former deputy has approached the Bolsonaro government to secure positions in the public administration in exchange for support in Parliament.
* Intern under the supervision of the deputy editor Marclio de Moraes