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SAO PAULO – The March of Black Conscience, dragged this year by the death of João Alberto Freitas by security guards of a Carrefour in Porto Alegre, ended in the depredation of a hypermarket unit in the Jardins district, in São Paulo, the Friday night. .
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After a peaceful start, some protesters began to throw objects and smash glass at the facade of the store on Pamplona Street, one of the noblest areas of the city. Then they invaded the place, broke products and even set fire to the interior of the supermarket.
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Cars were also looted in the parking lot. Customers who made purchases at the time of the protest had to take refuge in the back of the store.
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After the request of the organizers to the protesters to stop the predation of the supermarket, the demonstration ended. The Shock Troop arrived as the crowd dispersed.
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The demonstration began on Avenida Paulista, in front of the Masp, and its objective was to protest the death of Freitas and demand racial justice in the country. The event was organized by the Unified Black Movement (MNU), the National Coordination of Black Entities (Conen) and other groups of the black movement.
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In addition to the leaders of the black movement, several parliamentarians spoke, such as state deputy Mônica Seixas (PSOL), the newly elected councilor Erika Hilton (PSOL) and Orlando Silva (PCdoB), a candidate defeated by the City of São Paulo.
After the speeches, the activists began a march towards a Carrefour store. The unit was chosen because, according to the organizers, it is the largest in the region and is located in an upper-class neighborhood, installed in a shopping center called Jardim Pamplona.
– Our assessment is that the 17th March of Black Conscience in São Paulo demonstrated the strength that blacks and the city’s black movement have and that they will not shy away from denouncing racism and all the violence that we suffer in all instances. of our life. We never leave the streets and also we always present our political positions to build a truly egalitarian society and that implies charging large companies for the racism that occurs daily in their facilities – declared Luka Franca, one of the organizers of the event.
Organizers declined to comment on the acts of vandalism against the Carrefour store.
