A video in which singer Bebel Gilberto steps and dances on top of the Brazilian flag gained repercussions this weekend after a series of Bolsonarista profiles released the record. The incident occurred last Tuesday during a show in the United States.
The singer received a flagpole from a fan during her performance at the Guild Theater in Menlo Park, California. Upon picking up the object, the artist put it on the floor and sambaed over the national symbol. According to Law 5,700, of 1971, the singer can be prosecuted and, if convicted, will have to pay a fine that can reach the value of R$ 4,400 ($ 800) . Brazil does not provide for a prison sentence for the violation of a national symbol. Bebel Gilberto wrote a post on Saturday night, in which she apologizes and regrets having given "as a gift to the extreme right an image with which they could distill their disgusting hatred and support for f. "These people hijacked national symbols and corroded Brazilian democracy with its authoritarian project of power," she said. "It was for this reason that I dropped the name of the unspeakable in my impulsive gesture on stage."
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon