The Commons MP Emilia Schneider He spoke about the transversal agreement that exists in the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies to curb acts of violence that are by parliamentarians towards their peers. This after the transphobic sayings against Schneider by the legislator Gonzalo of the Race It happened this Tuesday, October 5.
Regarding this type of initiative and the encouragement to continue motivating them, the congresswoman affirmed that there is and that “deputies from the right that you can’t even imagine have approached me to say that this guy is out of control, and to defend Congress because it remains like a circus,” he said in conversation with Radio Future.
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From the Executive they will give urgency to the reform for the cessation of the position of parliamentarians who attack others. Regarding this, the deputy indicated that “there are things that cannot remain that way, because we convey to the public that we deputies are untouchable and we can pay fines to get out of these problems.”
He added that he regrets the controversy generated by Gonzalo de La Carrera because “it diverts the discussions that we are carrying out in Congress. I have to put it at bay.”
At the same time, he expressed that “it is not about arriving and expelling a deputy, we have to be very responsible in caring for democracy and putting limits on these hate speeches, because they make Congress look like a circus and they harm the citizen , then with what legitimacy are we going to ask for good behavior from citizens?
Finally, he pointed out that these discussions have to run in parallel “they can be given urgency, but we cannot allow this agenda of hate to divert us. We must continue debating, the LGTBI community has many complexities and that they think that the 365 days of year we need that help. Our commitment to discrimination cannot just mean that a deputy leaves.”
