In a note, the pro-democracy committee defends Josué Gomes after the dismissal of the presidency of Fiesp

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A document signed by names such as Arminio Fraga, Neca Setubal and Juruna expresses ‘indignation at the attempted removal perpetrated by representatives of employers’ unions’. Letter in defense of democracy was read on August 11, 2022, at USP. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli Members of the committee that organized the act for democracy held on August 11 last year published, this Wednesday (18), a note of solidarity with Josué Gomes, president of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo ( Fiesp) removed from office last Monday (16). The removal was decided by 47 votes to 1 during an assembly formed by representatives of associated unions and members of the board of Fiesp. Josué Gomes’ defense signaled that he will appeal the decision, claiming a lack of quorum and consensus. In the text, the members of the pro-democracy committee expressed “indignation at the insidious attempt to remove Josué Gomes”, which would have been “perpetrated by some representatives of the entity’s employers’ unions”. During the vote to remove Gomes, a number of union representatives expressed dissatisfaction with the then president’s support for the August 11 act. “It is particularly repulsive that the fact that Josué Gomes’ permanence in the presidency of the institution weighs against his support for the ‘Manifesto in Defense of Democracy and Justice’, organized by this Committee, and read on August 11, 2022, at the Salão Nobre da Faculdade de Direito do Largo São Francisco”, says an excerpt from the note. The group stated that “Josué Gomes’ participation in the defense of democracy was essential for the 2022 elections to take place within normal limits, and should be a source of pride for the Brazilian business class.” Signing the document: the director of the USP Faculty of Law, Celso Campilongo the deputy director of the USP Faculty of Law, Ana Elisa Bechara the economist Arminio Fraga the sociologist Caio Magri the sociologist Clemente Ganz Lúcio the leader union João Carlos Gonçalves, Juruna sociologist Neca Setubal jurist Oscar Vilhena Vieira president of UGT (General Union of Workers), Ricardo Patah August 11, 2022 The act in defense of democracy and Brazilian electoral system, held on August 11 last year, brought together businessmen, jurists, artists, social movements and trade unions at the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo. The event took a crowd to Largo de São Francisco, in the center of the city of São Paulo, and ended with shouts of “Bolsonaro out”. Inside the university, the speeches remembered those who died during the dictatorship and were marked by the demand for the maintenance of the democratic rule of law and respect for the Brazilian electoral system. In his speech, the director of the Faculty of Law at USP, Celso Campilongo, defended the electoral process. “Here we have the meeting of trade unionists, businessmen and social movements from civil society. This shows that the elections already have a winner, this winner is the Brazilian electoral system. This winner is the legality of the democratic State of Law always. Mainly , most importantly, the winner of the elections is the Brazilian people,” he said. On the occasion, two letters in defense of democracy were read.

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