Fábio Porchat comes out in defense of Léo Lins after justice censored jokes| Photo: reproduction

Comedian and presenter Fábio Porchat considered “unacceptable” the decision of the São Paulo court that overthrew Léo Lins’ comedy special and banned jokes against minorities. Porchat’s criticism was published on Twitter, this Wednesday (17), along with the article in People’s Gazette which revealed the decision of judge Gina Fonseca Correa against the comedian. “This here is a disgrace! Unacceptable!” she wrote.

The court’s decision referred to a request from the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office, which alleged that Lins was “reproducing speeches and positions that are now repudiated”, mentioning in his jokes themes such as slavery, religious persecution, minorities and elderly people with disabilities. .

After receiving a series of criticisms for his position against the court’s decision, Porchat came out in defense of Léo Lins and the right to make jokes regardless of whether they are in bad taste or not. “Don’t like a joke? Don’t consume this joke. If the joke didn’t incite hatred and violence, it’s just a joke. There are all kinds of jokes, farts and puns, acidic and silly. There are jokes in bad taste ? There’s also. There’s an aggressive joke? Oops. But then just don’t watch it, “he wrote. And he added: “Whoever went there to watch Léo Lins loved it. They laughed a lot. Those who didn’t like the jokes are the ones who didn’t go”.

About jokes with minorities, Porchat questioned “what is the legal problem?”, and said that there is “none”. “Within the law, you can make a joke about everything, everything. Not liking a joke does not give you the right to prevent it from existing”, she adds.

The presenter also reinforced that “preventing the comedian from thinking a joke is crazy”. “Even if you don’t like this comedian, even if you despise everything he says, he has the right to say. He has the right to offend. There is no censorship of good. If every person who is offended by a joke decides to take from the air there is not a Joãozinho, a parrot, an Argentine”, reinforces.