Today, more than a hundred teachers took part in a demonstration in Viana do Castelo in support of their colleague Luis Sottomayor Braga, who on Tuesday went on a hunger strike in defense of the public school.
The teacher, who was treated this Thursday for a drop in blood glucose levels, left the motorhome where he is holding a protest set up next to Santa Maria Mayor High School in Viana do Castelo to thank his colleagues for steering wheel. them a few words.
Luis Sottomayor Braga received applause and words of encouragement from the teachers, who held a sign that read: “Mr. Minister, treat those who are still here well.” National anthem.
Speaking to reporters, sitting on a chair in a campaign tent set up next to the motorhome and wearing a red carnation on his chest, the 51-year-old teacher told reporters he was “in good health” despite feeling “somewhat tired.” “, assuring that he is not going to go on a hunger strike in order to “take too many risks.”
“There is a goal to designate a position, but there is concern for the preservation of life,” he stressed.
Asked if he had already received an answer to the appeal he made on Monday to the President of the Republic not to pass the law on competitions, the teacher said that he was “not waiting for a phone call” but that Marcelo Rebelo de Souza was “acting politically” to stop what he called an “extremely violent act” towards teachers, which is a “very embarrassing situation”.
“Mr. President can even ignore me, that I will be satisfied if he gives a very clear signal, if he has a clear political position regarding the competition diploma,” he emphasized, meaning that he does not “feel lonely” that he received countless “words of appreciation and support” and that it was “a struggle for teachers to remain mobilized so that this time education is seen as a problem for the future, a structural problem for the country.”
Professor for 28 years Luis Sottomayor Braga declared that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa “has the political and constitutional legitimacy to take action on the educational issue”.
“If we had a commission to investigate the state of domestic education, we would probably have more unpleasant surprises than with TAP,” he stressed.
Asked if the dismissal of the Minister of Education would be a solution to teachers’ problems, Luis Sottomayor Braga replied: “I don’t think it’s a bad decision, because what has happened recently does not indicate that he is doing a great job, but if after that, the same political vision of education will be preserved, which dragged on some issues for many decades, we will solve absolutely nothing.”
Currently in the Bloco de Esquerda, a former PS activist has asked that they “not transform” the form of protest he has chosen “into a political discussion”.
“What I am doing is a political act, but it is not a political act,” he said.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal

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