Brazil, the last in gay marriage
Early on I got a note to better translate and adapt it to Portuguese. The incident involved a deputy from Mexico who will present a bill to change the Mexican Civil Code and allow gay unions with all the rights that Hts have and for unions to be recognized by the constitution.
Our Mexican brother joins Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina (the latter has already approved) and, who would have thought, Chile, the last Latin country to free itself from the dictatorship, read Pinochet. And, while our very advanced and modern Brazil doesn't even want to put it on the agenda. It was attempted in the 90s through the civil partnership project of former congresswoman Marta Suplicy (PT-SP). From then on, nothing. In a meeting held at the end of 2008, some of the NGOs decided that gay civil unions would be the focus of their struggle this year.
I really hope it is and that real allies can be found, otherwise we will have to see Cuba, a country that persecuted and killed countless homosexuals (watch "Before Night Falls") approve homosexual unions. Well, it is at least curious that countries that are more conservative, for example Uruguay and Chile, are debating the aforementioned topic with society. We don't even have that here, the news that arrives is about how many died and about serial murders against homosexuals.
The body is mine
I read the Veja magazine report these days about abortion. I confess that at the beginning of the report I was surprised by the journalist's arguments, which were exciting and gave the impression that a great debate about the matter would take place. A simple mistake, in the midst of matter things get lost and bring nothing new.
But one thing is certain. I am completely in favor of abortion. I have the following view that it is unacceptable for the State and church - whatever it may be - to meddle in an issue like this and say whether it can or cannot. Women need to have sovereign decisions about what to do and what not to do with their bodies. What the State should do is legalize abortion and treat it as a health issue.
The State's obligation is to allow that woman who does not want the fetus found in her uterus to have a dignified abortion, in a specialized clinic – Brazil has a lot of specialists – and of course, without spending a penny, with everything paid for by the dear and beloved State. Well, the role of the church is to continue to take care of its services and not get involved in politics. Well, according to our constitution we are a secular state.
Dantas's pocket broke!
I'm glad some predictions I made on this same blog are turning out wrong. Some, because, unfortunately, our friend Protógenes remains away, but Judge De Sanctis continues to destroy it and so does our Public Prosecutor's Office.
Reading the great Carta Capital, by my friend Mino Carta, I come across the news that 2 billion from Opportunity have been blocked, which means that Dantas' pocket will start to leak and his network will start to fall, and then , you can take note, a lot of people we admire will also ride. To prove to you that I don't do the mother Dinah line, go to the newsstand and try to find December's Dear Friends. There is an unmissable Protógenes interview.
At the very end of the article, journalist Cynara Menezes tells us how Dantas is known abroad, as a "liar and a thief" and, in Brazilian lands, only controversial. Actually having more than 100 shell companies is controversial. Let's be happy, this is just the first hole in Dantas' pocket. Oh, the Letter is also on the newsstand, it's worth reading.
