Scandal in Brazil for a parade of orphaned children to adopt

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This is not the first time that "adoption on the podium" has been achieved, but rather second edition of the controversial event. The response of the organizers to the critics, far from appeasing them, improves them. In the broadcast material, the president of the Commission on Children and Youth, the lawyer Tatiana Ramalho, said that the goal was "to give visibility to those children and adolescents who are suitable for adoption" and added: "As we always say, what the eyes see, the heart feels" with the cause somehow, so that they can learn more about the adoption. "

The lawyer stated that after the previous edition of the parade, two teenagers aged 14 and 15 had been adopted. Before entering the podium, beauty professionals take care of children's and teens' hair, which are made up and also wear clothing and accessories from the stores that sponsor the event.

The former MP Manuela D & Avila It was one of the most critical with the initiative. For her, the parade suggests that children seek the approval of families by their physical appearances. "I think that It's one of the saddest news I've read. Children on a podium, full of dreams and desires, seeking the approval of a parade, as if to love a child, it was necessary to admire them physically "he wrote.

"An adoption salon, a showcase, look what you like and bring it home. I do not know what name to give for that", a social network user shot against the event.