an event involving wheelchairsenator Mara Gabrilli (PSDB-SP) is mobilizing diplomats and Itamaraty and even the UN are taking up the debate on the parliamentary situation.
Last August 21, the day she turned 28 after a paralyzing accident on a plane between Geneva and Zurich, Senator Mara Gabrilli became the victim of disrespect when she returned from a mission at the UN.
The vice-presidential candidate was in Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 27th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, where he was selected by the UN as an independent expert.
Mara’s wheelchair damaged by the airline and according to Mara’s press office, Senator treated disrespectfully by crew membersWhat insisted that he leave the plane without his chair.
A few days later the ambassador from brazil at the UNTovar da Silva Nunes met with Michelle Bachelet, Then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and to submitor a verbal note about the damaged wheelchair. Aware of the memo, Chile’s former president was sensitive and sympathetic, describing what happened as “absurd”.. Chilean said he would Report the incident so it doesn’t happen again.
Mobilization was not limited to UN bodies. Last Friday (26/8), minister Rjoys ANDForeigners in Brazil, Carlos França, called the toucan parliamentarian and reported that he spoke personally with both the Swiss ambassador and the German ambassador to Brazil.
“The Minister of Itamaraty requested that ambassadors from both Switzerland and Germany contact the relevant ministries to change airlines’ accessibility and disability-related behavior and to adopt good practices outlined in the legislation.‘, said Mara’s publisher..
According to them andIt’s not the first time that Mara Gabrilli has damaged her chair on an international mission. In March 2022, on another business trip to Geneva, the same airlines had already damaged its seat, reporting a total loss, according to information from the manufacturer. Since then, the parliamentarian has contacted Lufthansa and Switzerland. The airlines have already been sued.
source: Noticias
