The statements of the Minister of Education provoke controversy and provoke reactions in Congress | Education

Rodríguez in particular stated that the university was not accessible to all and had been forbidden to include disciplinary education in moral and civic education in the elementary school program – so that students can learn to be Brazilian and become "our heroes".

In last weekend's edition, the magazine "Veja" published an interview granted by the minister.

Vélez Rodríguez said that the return of discipline to civic and moral education in schools is a way of teaching the teenager who travels "that there are different contexts and the laws of other countries must be respected. "

Rodríguez said that while traveling, the Brazilian is a "cannibal". "He steals objects from hotels, steals the seat that saves lives in the plane, he thinks he's leaving the house and can carry everything, that's the kind of thing that needs to be reversed at school, "said the minister.

On the night of Monday (4), the Minister again defended the teaching of morals and civic education in a video on the page of the Ministry of Education.

"I am going to put a lot of emphasis on this, on the resumption of this process of teaching the fundamental values, founders of our life as citizens, both in elementary education and in elementary school, and why not? – continue at the university level, "he said.

Senator Major Olímpio of PSL, the party of President Jair Bolsonaro, supports the Minister's proposal.

"It will enhance, it will expand the training and vision of the Brazilian citizen in school, minimum things that we observe today: that people can not sing anymore. It is important that they do not know the structure of the Brazilian state, "said the senator.

Also in the interview of Veja magazine, Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez criticized the actress and filmmaker Carla Camuratti for putting "Dom Joaozinho" – referring to the Prince Regent d. John VI, arrived in Brazil with the royal family in 1808 – "like a chicken eater, without any service".

The minister referred to the film "Carlota Joaquina", which is actually not a documentary, but a travesty of a historical moment. Carla Camuratti refused to comment on the minister's criticism.

In the interview, Rodríguez also reiterated that the university was not for everyone, representing an intellectual elite "for which everyone is not prepared or for whom everyone has no disposition or ability. "

Ricardo Velez Rodríguez praised the program of schools without party and criticized what he calls "the early ideologization of children in school".

He baderted that the school is not used to make politics and that ideologizing in schools is "an abuse, an attack on the power of the homeland and an invasion of militancy under a aspect that does not concern him ". And he threatened: anyone who does it supposedly will react to the legislation.

About freedom of education, said that freedom does not do what you want. "Freedom is acting, making choices within the limits of law and morality." In Brazil, under authoritarian cycles, we have a biased view of freedom. who preached Cazuza, who said that freedom was to lay your hand on the guard. No, it is a lack of respect for the authority, goes to the xilindró ", he declared.

Cazuza's mother, Lucinha Araújo, affirmed that the son had never said it and has said that this sentence had been written by the actors of Cbadette and Planet.

In an open letter, Lucinha received a retraction.Mardi, Vélez Rodríguez called to apologize.

"I discovered that in addition to being misinformed, he was reluctant to make such a statement," said Lucinha Araújo. "I do not know how I'm going to apologize. "I said," I want you to apologize publicly, "he said.

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The President of the Movement for All & # 39;. education, Priscila da Fonseca Cruz, also criticized the minister's statements. She said the country needed to identify and solve the real problems of education.

"The central problem of Brazilian education is that we have not been able to guarantee the learning of our students." This is the main challenge and how can we solve it? , with quality teaching material, with a good national curriculum base. That is how the problem is solved, "he said.

Statements by the Minister of Education also provoked reactions in Congress.

In the House and Senate, the demands are already ready for Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez to explain the declarations considered disrespectful, prejudicial and contrary to the rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

In the Senate, the head of the Network challenged the minister and declared that the education is a right for

"In spite of the desire to ban an alleged ideologization, one can not try to impose another ideology on schools." In fact, what he argues is a violation of the law. a constitutional principle which is the principle of academic freedom on which our education is based, "said the senator.

"It is in our Constitution: education is the duty of all, it is the right of all and it is the duty of the state."

] MP Alessandro Molon (PSB-RJ) wants the Minister to come to the House to explain.

"He unacceptably attacked the honor of the Brazilians, calling them all thieves, and we do not accept him, he must go to the House to explain and apologize to the Brazilian people "said Molon.

The opinion of Vélez Rodriguez issued a note stating that when he was talking about universities, the minister wanted to focus on the value of basic education and education. ;Technical education.

According to him, higher education is open to all students who wish to enter freely and not through market imposition.