Sérgio Nascimento de Camargo explained

Sérgio Nascimento de Camargo
Office:President of Fundação Cultural Palmares
Term Start:November 2019
Term End:31 March 2022
Party:PL (2022–present)
Birth Date:15 April 1965
Birth Place:São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Parents:Oswaldo de Camargo (father)
Relatives:Wadico Camargo (brother)
Occupation:Journalist
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo

Sérgio Nascimento de Camargo (born April 15, 1965) is a Brazilian journalistand politician, affiliated with the PL.[1] He is known for his conservative positions and for having assumed, from 2019 to 2022, the presidency of Fundação Cultural Palmares, a Brazilian body for the promotion of Afro-Brazilian culture.[2]

Camargo was discharged from his post on March 31, 2022 because he will run for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the 2022 Brazilian general election.[3]

Biography

Sérgio is the son of the writer Oswaldo de Camargo[4] and brother of the cultural producer and musician Oswaldo de Camargo Filho, better known as Wadico Camargo.[5] In November 2019, Sérgio replaced Vanderlei Lourenço as president of Fundação Cultural Palmares.

Before taking the position at Fundação Palmares, Camargo worked as editor and reporter for medias such as Rádio Eldorado, CBN, Folha de São Paulo and Agência Estado.[6]

Presidency role

On March 10, 2020, Camargo extinguished seven collegiate bodies (the Management Committee of the Quilombo dos Palmares Memorial Park; the Permanent Special Account Management Commission; the Governance Committee; the Open Data Committee; the Management Plan Sustainable Logistics Management, the Special Inventory and Disposal Commission and the Information Security Committee) and revoked acts of nomination of the members of these committees and commissions.[7]

Controversies

Criticism of the black movement

In 2019, Camargo considered the consequences of slavery in Brazil to be less than usually recognized, stating that "slavery was terrible, but beneficial for the descendants".[8] He also stated that "Brazil has 'nutella' (lite) racism. Real racism exists in the US. The black people here complain because they are imbeciles and uninformed by the left".[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

However, in-depth studies on the issue have shown that the denial of the negative consequences of slavery in Brazil is a serious modern violence for postponing the social evolution of millions of children who still suffer from the slavery heritage in the country.país.[14] [15] [16] [17] Even with the stance that goes against the historical and ethnic-racial solutions in Brazil, and after a lawsuit had removed Sérgio from the role of president of the foundation, President Jair Bolsonaro insisted on his appointment.[18]

In May 2020, a leaked audio by Sérgio records the then president of the Palmares Foundation, classifying the black movement as “cursed scum”, which would house “vagabonds”, and calling Zumbi “son of a bitch who enslaved blacks”.[19] In the same audio, Camargo also expressed contempt for the "Black Consciousness" agenda, referred to a mãe-de-santo as "macumbeira"[20] and promised to put on the street directors of that municipality who do not have the "goal" of firing a "leftist".

On June 25, 2020 Camargo declared that the black movement is a "set of ideological slaves of the left".[21]

In 2021, Sérgio Camargo had an open complaint with the Public Ministry of Labor for crimes such as moral harassment, ideological persecution and persecution. The complaints were made by former employees of the Palmares Foundation and the PML asked for Sérgio to be removed from the position.[22]

Historical Revisionism

The head of the presidency of the Palmares Foundation, removed names from the list of honorees such as Benedita da Silva, Marielle Franco and Zumbi dos Palmares himself.[23]

In 2021, he stated that the works in the Foundation’s collection would undergo a “strict evaluation” with the aim of excluding those that were not part “of the context dedicated to the black theme”. The survey would be made available in the so-called “First Detailed Public Report” and works on other topics would initially be donated. Subsequently, the Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro determined that Camargo should not donate the books, under penalty of a fine, despite him saying that it was no longer his intention: ‘You don’t donate what is not good’.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mônica Bergamo: Presidente da Fundação Palmares filia-se ao PL . 29 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares minimiza racismo no Brasil em post; entidades criticam. G1. 2020-06-03.
  3. Web site: Sérgio Camargo é exonerado da presidência da Fundação Palmares .
  4. Web site: Nomeado para Palmares que ataca movimento negro é filho de escritor ativista. Folha de S.Paulo. 2019-11-28. 2020-06-04.
  5. News: 'Tenho vergonha de ser irmão desse capitão do mato', diz Wadico Camargo sobre presidente da Fundação Palmares. Época. 2019-11-28. 2020-06-03.
  6. Web site: Curriculum – Sérgio Camargo. 2021-08-19. pt-BR. Fundação Cultural Palmares.
  7. Web site: Presidente da Fundação Palmares exclui órgãos e passa a concentrar decisões. 2020-03-10. Folha de S.Paulo.
  8. Web site: Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares minimiza racismo no Brasil em post; entidades criticam .
  9. Web site: Presidente da Fundação Palmares nega racismo, e pede fim do movimento negro. 2019-11-27. 2020-08-02. pt-BR. Correio Braziliense.
  10. Web site: Presidente da Fundação Palmares nega escravidão no Brasil e exige fim do movimento negro. 2019-11-27. 2020-08-02. pt-br. JC.
  11. Web site: 'Negro de direita', presidente da Fundação Palmares disse que escravidão foi benéfica. 2019-11-27. 2021-10-22. Folha de S. Paulo.
  12. Web site: Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares nega existência de racismo. 2019-11-27. 2021-10-22. Metrópoles.
  13. Web site: Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares nega existência de racismo e pede fim do movimento negro. 2019-11-27. 2021-10-22. Gullino. Daniel. O Globo.
  14. Book: Freyre . Gilberto . Matta . Roberto da . Fonseca . Edson Nery da . Tuna . Gustavo Henrique . Sobrados e mucambos: decadência do patriarcado rural e desenvolvimento do urbano . 2003 . Global . 978-85-260-0835-9 . 55938210 . Portuguese.
  15. Book: Freyre . Gilberto . Cardoso . Fernando Henrique . Fonseca . Edson Nery da . Tuna . Gustavo Henrique . Casa-grande & senzala: formação da familia brasileira sob o regime da economia patriarcal . 2003 . Global Editora . 978-85-260-0869-4 . 55103981 . Portuguese.
  16. Web site: A herança da escravidão para o Brasil. Notícias do Jardim São Remo. 2020-08-02. pt-BR.
  17. Web site: Trabalho infantil negro é maior por herança da escravidão. 2020-08-02. pt-BR. Trabalho Infantil SP.
  18. Web site: Bolsonaro garante chefia da Fundação Palmares a Sérgio Camargo. 2019-12-13. 2020-08-02. pt-BR. Metrópoles.
  19. Web site: Presidente da Fundação Palmares: movimento negro é "escória maldita". Ouça. Metrópoles. 2020-06-02. 2020-06-03.
  20. Web site: Movimento negro é conjunto de escravos ideológicos da esquerda, diz Camargo [16/06/2020] .
  21. Web site: Movimento negro é conjunto de escravos ideológicos da esquerda, diz Camargo. UOL. 2020-06-16. 2020-08-02. pt-br. Notícias.
  22. Web site: Ministério Público do Trabalho pede afastamento de Sérgio Camargo da Fundação Palmares. 2021-08-30. pt-BR. Extra Online.
  23. Web site: Movimento negro é conjunto de escravos ideológicos da esquerda, diz Camargo . 2020-08-02 . noticias.uol.com.br . pt-br.
  24. Web site: "Não se doa o que não presta", diz Sérgio Camargo sobre livros "comunistas". 2021-08-19. MSN.