Brazil’s Ambassador to the UN, Tovar da Silva Nunes, announced this Monday in Geneva that the country showed democracy to the world with the elections held at the end of October.
“Brazil has given the world and us Brazilians a clear demonstration of democracy with free and impartial elections,” he said. The Brazilian ambassador’s message contradicts the false thesis among Bolsonarist groups that fraud occurred in the electoral process that marked Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat at the polls.
A few months ago, then-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet issued a warning about President Jair Bolsonaro’s criticisms of justice and attacks on electronic voting machines.
The Brazilian ambassador’s statement was made now at United Nations headquarters at an event organized by the House of Representatives Human Rights and Minorities Commission, at a time when the Brazilian government would be the target of a sabbath. There are dozens of countries that question the policies of Jair Bolsonaro.
Under the UN hearing system, officially called the Universal Periodic Review, governments around the world are invited to ask questions and make recommendations to the country under review. It will also be evaluated whether Brazil under Bolsonaro complies with recommendations made to the government during the UN Sabbath in 2017.
Of the 242 recommendations made to Brazil at that time, only four were implemented. In fact, 35 of them had a mishap. The information was provided by Salomão, Deputy Helder (PT-ES), who coordinates the Parliamentary Observatory for the Universal Periodic Review.
Eloy Terena, a lawyer, warned from the Brazilian government that it is customary to hear in international forums that human rights are respected in Brazil. “What we are witnessing is a process where the rights of indigenous peoples are being eroded,” he said, denouncing the land struggle and the end of border lines.
“We have a high rate of invasion into Indigenous lands,” he said. “The government helped these invaders,” he insisted.
Terra de Direitos representative Camila Gomes de Lima warned that the doors of the government have been closed to civil society for the last 4 years and pointed out that international organizations are one of the rare places where dialogue and denunciations are made regarding the liquidation carried out by terrorist organizations. government Bolsonaro on human rights.
Governments will put pressure on Brazil
On Sabbath, with the Brazilian government coming to an end, questions sent by countries to Brazil are seen as a way to criticize Bolsonaro – diplomatically – and to expose the fact that the international community is dissatisfied with what is being done at home.
For this reason, the choice of themes to be questioned is interpreted as Brazil’s revealing the credibility crisis in the world. Asking questions, what these capitals are still pointing to is the direction they expect the government of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to follow, at least in terms of human rights.
In fact, the documents submitted to the UN and the Brazilian government reveal that foreign authorities will not spare their criticism of Bolsonaro.
Dom and Bruno
One of the strongest demands came from the UK government. London was careful to mention the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira on Amazon in inquiries it sent to Itamaraty. British diplomacy is seeking a response from Bolsonaro on what measures he has taken “to address environmental crimes and strengthen his protection of environmental and human rights defenders in the Brazilian Amazon”.
In another passage, London also warns of political violence. “Considering the political violence in Brazil before the presidential election, how does the Brazilian Federal Government plan to strengthen the rights of its citizens to campaign freely and peacefully in the future?” she asked.
In another charge, London wants to learn “how the government plans to strengthen the provision of justice assistance to victims of police violence”, a way to rightly condemn operations in communities on the outskirts of the country’s major cities.
The Brits still warn that, given the situation facing the LGBT+ community in Brazil, they still want to know what the government’s plans are to “create mechanisms to integrate the pillars into the spectrum of national policies for the promotion of sexual diversity and human rights.”
The Swiss government demanded a response to “a significant increase in illegal deforestation, occupation of protected areas and degradation of the environment as a result of illegal activities”.
Berna still wants to know what mechanisms the government has put in place to “reduce violence by police forces, particularly against Afro-Brazilians.”
Biden administration seeks response on violence
In the case of the US government, what US authorities want to know is how mechanisms to protect human rights defenders in Brazil are implemented.
The White House also draws attention to the plight of the gay movement. “With local data showing that Brazil is the world’s deadliest country for LGBTQI+ people, what is the Brazilian Government doing to combat violence against members of this community?” she asked.
The environment is also on Biden’s collection list. “What measures is the government taking to adopt an effective action plan for the delimitation and protection of indigenous lands?” he added.
source: Noticias
