Deputies and activists ask the deputy to investigate Bolsonaro for homophobic statement | Politics

The homophobic comment was made on Thursday (30) during the president’s visit to São Luís. Taking guarana Jesús, a pink drink, traditional of the state and local symbol, Bolsonaro said:

“Now I became an ox, like Maranhão, is that it? [risos] There the pink guarana of Maranhão, whoever takes that guarana becomes Maranhão [risos]. Pink guarana in Maranhão, let this boil here “.

The statement generated reactions from Governor Flávio Dino (PCdoB), the Maranhão deputies bench and the political parties.

In the representation, the group asks the prosecutor Carlos Alberto Vilhena, from the Public Ministry of the Federation, to investigate the case and take action for an alleged crime of responsibility.

According to the representation, Bolsonaro’s attitude “hurts the limits of freedom of expression and encourages hatred, prejudice and discrimination against homosexuals and the entire LGBTI + community.”

Regarding the magnitude of the damage, let us remember that the Represented is the President of the Republic, having thus used his position and his voice to propagate a true inferiorizing (racist) discourse, in this case, against homosexuals and against the people of the state. de Maranhão “, argued the parliamentarians and activists.

On Thursday night, in a live broadcast on a social network, Bolsonaro apologized.

“Guys, I made a joke on you. If someone was offended, I feel it there, right, from Guarana Jesus, considering its color, pink, right? […] I have the Sampaio Corrêa shirt, in honor of the state of Maranhão, where I was treated with great affection, I am very happy, I am excited, I send a hug to all the people of Maranhão ”, he declared.