Crime Scene in Porto Alegre
On the morning of February 6, 2013, the eve of the carnival - when many retire from the city to the beaches - Prefecture teams arrived with their chainsaws and started cutting trees without informing the press, the residents or the city council. Hearing the noise of chainsaws youth tried to prevent the cutting of some trees and climbing them and prompting environmentalists press. The population was able to prevent the cutting of more trees and a Motion was created specifically to address this issue, the group " How many cups ( trees) by a canopy ( football)?"
How many Treetops for one World Cup Soccer?
Surely they happen protests in many Brazilian cities during the World Cup Soccer.
These acts of protests are not directed at visitors, spectators accompanying the teams of their countries, they will be directed to public officials, especially local governments.
The reasons are obvious. In a country with so many social and economic inequalities population is outraged by both the public money for stadiums and other works for the private mega sporting events, when the population calls for more and better public hospitals, public transport quality and affordable, and more best public schools, more public squares and parks areas, living areas , etc. .
Also with the " excuse " of the World Cup, many poor people have been displaced from their residences to the area they were served for works related to the mega event of FIFA.
Here in Porto Alegre is not different.
In Porto Alegre, the largest city in southern Brazil , capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the city government decided to cut down trees to widen roads, cutting trees to put more cars at a nearby stadium avenue where five games of the World Cup will be held. The most amazing thing is that this avenue can not take anyone to the stadium on match days only a few authorized vehicles can reach the stadium! Our city has great appreciation for trees and the act of the municipality caused great impact on the population.
On the morning of February 6, 2013, the eve of the carnival - when many retire from the city to the beaches - Prefecture teams arrived with their chainsaws and started cutting trees without informing the press, the residents or the city council. Hearing the noise of chainsaws youth tried to prevent the cutting of some trees and climbing them and prompting environmentalists press. The population was able to prevent the cutting of more trees and a Motion was created specifically to address this issue, the group " How many cups ( trees) by a canopy ( football)?" To set up a camp was to make the vigil trees came side of our City Hall, but on May 29, 2013 the city council, with the approval of the Justice and support troops military police destroyed the camp, arrested its members - who were treated as a dangerous invader guerrilla force - and cut the rest of the trees already marked for death.
From the first cut to the arrest of young activists who defended many demonstrations against trees cutting trees because of the World Cup were made in the city . We integrated the Friends Movement of Gonçalo de Carvalho Street , later called our victory for the preservation of the Green Tunnel of trees as the most beautiful street in the world (the victory of ordinary citizens against powerful economic interests that acted against trees) support from the initially the defense of trees against the inexplicable vision of quality of life that is our current rulers.
Our only victory this unfortunate occurrence was our request , accepted by President Dilma Rousseff , the removal of the term "Green Cup" both in government websites such as the FIFA website itself , this happened against our trees in Porto Alegre.
Environmentalists, responsible citizens for the future generations that have not even been born, Movements of citizenship and also any visitors to our city during the World Cup will be invited to join their voices to ours: "Let's preserve our trees and biodiversity, they are our greatest wealth!"
Hugs and welcome!
(Sorry, the translation was done by google translator.)
These acts of protests are not directed at visitors, spectators accompanying the teams of their countries, they will be directed to public officials, especially local governments.
The reasons are obvious. In a country with so many social and economic inequalities population is outraged by both the public money for stadiums and other works for the private mega sporting events, when the population calls for more and better public hospitals, public transport quality and affordable, and more best public schools, more public squares and parks areas, living areas , etc. .
Also with the " excuse " of the World Cup, many poor people have been displaced from their residences to the area they were served for works related to the mega event of FIFA.
Here in Porto Alegre is not different.
In Porto Alegre, the largest city in southern Brazil , capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the city government decided to cut down trees to widen roads, cutting trees to put more cars at a nearby stadium avenue where five games of the World Cup will be held. The most amazing thing is that this avenue can not take anyone to the stadium on match days only a few authorized vehicles can reach the stadium! Our city has great appreciation for trees and the act of the municipality caused great impact on the population.
On the morning of February 6, 2013, the eve of the carnival - when many retire from the city to the beaches - Prefecture teams arrived with their chainsaws and started cutting trees without informing the press, the residents or the city council. Hearing the noise of chainsaws youth tried to prevent the cutting of some trees and climbing them and prompting environmentalists press. The population was able to prevent the cutting of more trees and a Motion was created specifically to address this issue, the group " How many cups ( trees) by a canopy ( football)?" To set up a camp was to make the vigil trees came side of our City Hall, but on May 29, 2013 the city council, with the approval of the Justice and support troops military police destroyed the camp, arrested its members - who were treated as a dangerous invader guerrilla force - and cut the rest of the trees already marked for death.
From the first cut to the arrest of young activists who defended many demonstrations against trees cutting trees because of the World Cup were made in the city . We integrated the Friends Movement of Gonçalo de Carvalho Street , later called our victory for the preservation of the Green Tunnel of trees as the most beautiful street in the world (the victory of ordinary citizens against powerful economic interests that acted against trees) support from the initially the defense of trees against the inexplicable vision of quality of life that is our current rulers.
Our only victory this unfortunate occurrence was our request , accepted by President Dilma Rousseff , the removal of the term "Green Cup" both in government websites such as the FIFA website itself , this happened against our trees in Porto Alegre.
Environmentalists, responsible citizens for the future generations that have not even been born, Movements of citizenship and also any visitors to our city during the World Cup will be invited to join their voices to ours: "Let's preserve our trees and biodiversity, they are our greatest wealth!"
Hugs and welcome!
(Sorry, the translation was done by google translator.)
