Obscurantism: The City Council of São José dos Campos confirms oversight of work related to women in science

This weekend, a puzzling event occurred: the city of São José dos Campos, after pressure from Bolsonarians, imposed censorship and ordered the book “Meninas Sonhadoras, Mulheres Cientistas” written by Flavia Martins and published by the publisher to be removed from the city’s reading rooms. mustard.

The action was vetoed after a request from Councilor Tomaz Henrique (PL-SP), who accused the action of “apologizing for abortion”.

the magazine forumThe city of São José dos Campos confirmed the veto of the book presenting a group of women in science.

“The City of São José dos Campos announces that the book “Meninas Sonhadoras, Mulheres Cientistas” has been collected from the reading rooms of all educational units so that the content can be re-evaluated by the technical team of the Ministry of Education and Citizenship. Copies have never been available in classrooms or public libraries in municipality, only in school reading rooms, the São José dos Campos City Council announced.

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The work was vetoed after a request from councilor Tomaz Henrique (PL-SP), who accused the work of “apologizing for abortion”, because the collection contained a profile of councilor Marielle Franco and researcher Deborah Diniz.

On his social networks, the Chancellor attacked the memory of Mariel Franco and the work of Deborah Diniz.

“Following my complaint last Tuesday, the city hall officially announced that it had removed from all municipal schools the book that identifies Brazil’s greatest 4B0RT0 advocate, Deborah Diniz, as an inspiring woman. The book defends the ‘reproductive rights’ of women and children. A woman’s right to ‘choose to To be a mother or not,” in addition to describing opponents of @b0rt0 as “boring people.” The book also featured the former PSOL advisor, Marielle Franco, as an inspiring woman for fifth-grade students. “The year,” said the far-right parliamentarian.

Speaking in a statement, Editora Mostarda said it rejects “any kind of censorship and advocates that works that promote critical thinking and the exercise of citizenship should remain in schools, without any authoritarian hindrances.”

Check out the full note from Editora Mostarda below:

“We were surprised to receive the news that the book “Meninas Sonhadoras, Mulheres Cientistas”, written by Flavia Martins de Carvalho, has been removed from classrooms and libraries in the municipality that has adopted the work in its schools.
Written in verse and with illustrations, the book presents the stories of great women and scholars from different fields, such as Soli Carneiro, Lilia González, Dorina Noel, Deborah Deniz, and Marielle Franco, among others, whose diverse origins and training contributed to the book’s dissemination. Knowledge and defense of human rights.
We emphasize that the guiding principles of Editora Mostarda are anti-racist education, diversity, gender equality and respect for science. In this sense, we appreciate the power of democratizing knowledge.
We believe that creating bridges of dialogue in educational processes is essential for building a more aware and tolerant society. Therefore, we reject any kind of censorship and advocate that works that promote critical thinking and the exercise of citizenship must remain in schools, without any authoritarian barriers.”