He Citizen Jhon Brayan Enciso Quintero He established one guardianship action Against President Gustavo Petro, after the controversial comment on this name in the Council of Ministers last Monday, considering that what was said by the Head of State. In fact, The action was admitted in the last hours by justice.
And is that the Civil Judge II of the Bogotá Circuit He admitted the guardianship, after the subject seemed to have overcome.
Petro’s comment about the Brayans
During a meeting with his cabinet, President Petro made a comment that generated controversy. As he said, The young people who, in his opinion, conquer teenagers in the popular neighborhoods, pregnant them and then do not take responsibility for their children. The first president referred to them as “Lost boys in life”
(Besides: Brayans association ‘pronounced’ against Petro for the comment about his name).
His words aroused an immediate wave of criticism, especially among people who bear the name Brayan or Brian in Colombia, who considered the offensive and stigmatizing expression.
As a response, the call arose on social networks Colombia Brayans Association (ABC)a group that asked the head of state to avoid comments that can become social or class stigmatizations.
The initiative quickly gained visibility thanks to a video posted on Instagram by the Brayan Mantilla Content Creatorknown as ‘El Brayan’, who came out in defense of all the people who bear that name.
“For years we have been unjustly pointed out, they have made us meme and have denied us the right to be taken seriously in our work and personal life”, Said the ‘influencer’.
In the video, several men named Brayan presented themselves mentioning their name along with their profession or activity. At the end, they launched a joint message in which they asked for respect and concluded with a clear phrase: they demanded decent treatment for all who bear that name.
President Gustavo Petro
‘Gallo Mamadera’
When the controversy for the words of President Petro reached his highest point, the Interior Minister Armando Benedettihe tried to subtract the matter in the matter, noting that the use of the name Brayan should not be taken seriously and described him as a simple “Gallo mammade”
(You can read: Government responded to the ‘Brayans Association’, after Petro’s comment).
He added that, in reality, the name could be Steven or any other, and said that free education was the best sign that the government was open to all, especially to the popular classes.
Juan Martín Murillo Herrera
Portfolio journalist
