Influencer Who Filmed FHC Indicted by Police
The Civil Police of São Paulo indicted on Thursday (11) influencer Wesley Oliveira and his husband, Lessandro Gonçalves, for alleged defamation and discrimination against an elderly person. They recorded and shared a video of former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso. The Judiciary had already approved a request to block FHC.
The Civil Police of São Paulo on Wednesday indicted the influencer Wesley Oliveira and his husband, Lessandro Gonçalves, for alleged defamation and discrimination of elderly persons, after the two recorded and disseminated on social networks a video of the former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC). The case gained national repercussions and generated a repudiation note signed by more than 400 personalities.
In April of this year, the São Paulo Justice accepted the FHC ban request. After giving clarifications at the police station for about two hours, the influencer reiterated that the wife of the former president, Patricia Kundrát, authorized the recording and dissemination of the images.
Authorisation contested by FHC's wife
However, after the repercussions of the video, Patricia recorded a bulletin of occurrence against the influencer, claiming that he would have authorized him to enter the apartment, but not to disclose images. The divergence between the versions is one of the central points of the research.
Oliveira apologized to the FHC family and people who felt offended. “I want to reiterate my respect to the family. I apologize if anyone felt offended, disturbed, embarrassed. I regret all this because of the great repercussions,” he said.
Influencer denies search for followers
He said he hoped the family would consider the former president’s exposure as a positive because, according to him, “many people did not remember” him. Asked if the intention to expose the former president would be to gain more followers on social media, he denied it.
At the end of the interview, Oliveira asked to take a selfie with the journalists who were at the scene, as reported by SBT News. The attitude generated criticism on social networks and was interpreted by some as disrespectful in the face of the gravity of the case.
Search and seizure of mobile phones
The police carried out search and seizure orders at the couple’s residence and seized two mobile phones. They must comply with a series of precautionary measures, and must keep at least 200 meters away from the former president's apartment.
The measures are aimed at ensuring the security and privacy of FHC, which is under judicial interdiction. The source did not detail the contents of the seized devices or the time limit for completion of the investigation.
Repudiation note brings together 400 personalities
More than 400 Brazilian personalities signed a note of repudiation to the exhibition of the former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Among the signatories are former ministers Pedro Parente, Clóvis Carvalho, Pedro Malan, Celso Lafer, José Serra and Nelson Jobim.
“It’s hard to find words to describe such a lack of respect, sensitivity and decency. Transforming the intimacy of a defenseless person into an object of display on social networks exceeds all limits of what is acceptable. It is an affront to human dignity,” the statement said.
Defending dignity and history
The group stressed that FHC “is one of the great protagonists of Brazil’s contemporary history” and that its “contribution to democracy, economic stability and the construction of our institutions is an inseparable part of the country’s history”.
We express our most vehement repudiation of this exhibition and our entire solidarity with the children and grandchildren of Fernando Henrique, whose pain and indignation we share. There are limits that no search for notoriety can overcome. Human dignity is one of them,” the statement said.
Support from different political spectrums
The demonstration is also supported by the former minister of the Lula government (PT) Simone Tebet, the former president of Banco Central Armínio Fraga, the jurist Miguel Reale Júnior and the economist Elena Landau. The adherence of names of different political currents reinforces the suprapartisan character of repudiation.
The case is still ongoing in the São Paulo court. The couple’s defense has not publicly stated the indictment so far. The Boca no Trombone Portal will continue to track the developments and will bring new information as it becomes available.
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