Alerj CCJ approves project to consider Fábio Porchat persona non grata
The Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) voted this Wednesday (13) to approve a bill to make actor and comedian Fábio Porchat persona non grata. The final decision now goes to the plenary.
After the first vote on the project presented by deputy Rodrigo Amorim (PL), president of the CCJ, ended in 3 to 3, last week, the topic returned to the committee’s agenda and this time it was 4 to 2. Representatives Alexandre Knoploch (PL), Sarah Poncio (Solidariedade), Fred Pacheco (PL) and Marcelo Dino (PL) voted in favor. The votes against were from deputies Carlos Minc (PSB) and Luiz Paulo (PSD).
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On the networks, Amorim published a video in which he presents excerpts from interviews and humor videos from Porchat in which the artist says that religious people cannot want to interfere in his life because of their beliefs, in addition to a scene in which he pretends to call former president Jair Bolsonaro’s team and swears. In the same publication, he compares him to fellow actor Juliano Cazarré, who recently caused controversy by offering a course on masculinity on his networks. Amorim also proposes an honor for Cazarré.
One of the votes against the project, deputy Carlos Minc states that it is not possible to create a law against a specific person, which means that they will not be sanctioned, in his opinion. Therefore, it would only have a symbolic effect.
— In fact, persona non grata is an instrument of international diplomatic action. It is used to prevent a figure from a certain country from entering yours. It does not apply in a case like this. Another thing is that a bill has to have a generic effect, you cannot make a law for one person. This would fit, for example, a motion for redress or protest, which is something much simpler. A deputy has the right to think that a character is harmful to society, but that is not a law. Law is something that goes through committees, is voted on, and sanctioned by the government. This certainly won’t be the case. It’s a mise en scène — explains Minc.
