Zur aktuellen Situation in Brasilien haben wir ein Interview mit einem Bekannten unserer Gruppe geführt der dort lebt. Um ihn nicht zu gefährden nennen wir auf seinen eigenen Wunsch hin nicht seinen Namen, auch nicht den seiner Heimatstadt und auch nicht den Namen der Gruppierung in der er aktiv ist.
Larainfo:
Hallo! Schön das du die Zeit findest! Wie ist die Situation allgemein zur zeit bei euch in Brasilien?
Hallo! Here in Brazil, there are always fights for housing, better working and life conditions. Specifically at the moment, there are strikes of many workers categories in public services (education, healthcare system, transportation system). One of the most notable protests now is the metro system workers strike in São Paulo (the biggest Brazilian city).
Larainfo:
Ist in deiner Heimatstadt etwas von der allgemeinen Unruhe spürbar?
In all the cities where there will be the World Cup matches, there will be also demonstrations against it. Here in the city where I am, a big demonstration against homophobia is being planned, as four countries that will play here criminalize homosexual acts. Apart from the World Cup, we are now facing the possibility of privatizing a big public hospital in the city and we are protesting against this.
Larainfo:
Warum gegen die WM?
In my opinion, the problem is that, due to private interests (of FIFA, sponsors and their partners), there are many rights violations happening in Brazil. Many exceptions are being done to the legislation (about the use of public resources, work rights, right to come and go and other human rights). Thousands of people have been removed from their places to give room for huge commercial ventures, parking lots and stadiums. Ten people died working on the buildings for the World Cup. And the event is also being used as pretext for even more repression to social movements. This website has more detailed information about this: http://www.menschenrechtewm2014.org
Larainfo:
Welche Vorteile sollte die WM der Brasilianischen Bevölkerung bringen?
Well, its true that it is one of few moments of leisure and entertaiment for many people, mainly for the poorest ones, which can watch the games by TV or in public places. The days in which there will be Brazil matches are going to be considered holidays in many cities. However, this is also used as panem et circenses to make the population feel happy and forget about the fights. Some of the infrastructure improvements, such as highways and transportation system, will remain as benefits, however much less than expected (mainly in restricted places between airports and stadiums), and nobody knows how will be the maintenance.
Larainfo:
In wie weit ist Repression für euch spürbar?
It is visible in the streets of the city that the amount of troops of police is much greater than the usual. In all the country, many soldiers have been trained specifically for this, and even the army will be making the security of the events. It’s also clear that they will make all they can to prevent protests and demonstrations. In the last actions, many people have been arrested and the police repressed the movements with violence. Members of leftist organizations were persecuted and their headquarters have been invaded.
Larainfo:
Wie wird Opfern von Repression geholfen?
There are groups of activist lawyers that help with legal matters and also people that are always recording all the actions (and streaming in real time) to avoid false accusations. We are usually prepared for some problems that can happen, such as tear gas. When it’s necessary, people also raise money for bail. From outside, I think it is possible to help by publicizing this repression and manifestating support.
Larainfo:
Eure Parole war: „Es wird keine WM geben!“.
Der Start der WM ist abzusehen , wie können wir uns euer weiteres Vorgehen vorstellen? Was habt ihr in den nächsten Wochen geplant?
This slogan is more like symbolic. Of course it would be perfect if we could have prevented the happening of the World Cup, however the movement has not such a power and has even been weakened because of the patriotism and passion for soccer that the media encourages all the time. Although, I think that the visibility of this movement has reached a good level. The government and the media have got afraid, at least a little, that the World Cup could not happen. And the population, in general, has got more conscious about the mentioned problems of the World Cup. As I said before, there will be protests in many cities, during the days of matches. I don‘t know how much will your hear about them, how much will be repressed. I also think that some people are afraid of joining the protests due to the repression that is being promised. At the moment, it’s not possible to predict. We will see how everything will happen.
Larainfo:
Danke für das Gespräch , wir wünschen euch viel Kraft und Mut für die nächsten Wochen!
Thank you very much!
Die Gruppe, in der unser befreundeter Genosse aktiv ist, hat zu den Protesten in Brasilien noch folgendes Video zusammen geschnitten.
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