In a statement that raised eyebrows and criticism, the mayor of Barra do Pirai, a city of 92,000 people in the southern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, defended the forced castration of women to prevent an increase in the number of children in his city. The unusual and illegal proposal was made by Mayor Mario Estevez of the PRO party, Republican Party of Social Order, an ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro, during the inauguration of a new access road to the municipality.
“There is no shortage of children in Barra do Pirai. Where is Diona, the Minister of Health? We have to start castrating these girls. Control this population. There are a lot of children there, man,” the Chamber president said during his speech. , made a week ago, but which has only now begun to go viral after much outcry on social media, with the vast majority of posts and comments rejecting the proposal.
And the mayor continued to defend his proposal, which clearly violates Brazilian law and the Constitution itself, amid surprise from some, applause and laughter from allies. In his argument, Mario Estevez, who apparently cannot stand the large number of children seen throughout the city, justifies his words with supposed concerns about how much he will have to spend on building new municipal kindergartens to accommodate children who have just those born and those who will come.
“This is a maximum of two (said the mayor, referring to the maximum number of children each woman should have). A law must be passed in the House. A kindergarten must be built in the coming years.” There must be a federal project, state and municipal, because it really needs such control,” said the mayor, who, after a sharp negative reaction from public opinion and various organizations to his words, defended himself by saying that he made a strange proposal in that he called it a “moment of relaxation” and that anyone who doesn’t understand what he said is because they don’t understand politics.
Mario Estevez was expelled from the Solidarity party this Sunday. In a note published in G1The party’s state directorate said Mario’s statements were “misogynistic and show complete disrespect for women” and that the decision was unanimous. He also stated that Solidarity “does not tolerate speech, actions or demonstrations of any prejudice.”
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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