Sérgio Nascimento de Camargo (born April 15, 1965) is a Brazilian journalist and 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]
Sérgio Nascimento de Camargo | |
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| President of Fundação Cultural Palmares | |
| In office November 2019 – 31 March 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1965 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (2022–present) |
| Parent | Oswaldo de Camargo (father) |
| Relatives | Wadico Camargo (brother) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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
editSérgio 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.[2]
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
editOn 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
editCriticism of the black movement
editIn 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".[19]
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
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ "Mônica Bergamo: Presidente da Fundação Palmares filia-se ao PL". 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares minimiza racismo no Brasil em post; entidades criticam". G1. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Sérgio Camargo é exonerado da presidência da Fundação Palmares".
- ^ "Nomeado para Palmares que ataca movimento negro é filho de escritor ativista". Folha de S.Paulo. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "'Tenho vergonha de ser irmão desse capitão do mato', diz Wadico Camargo sobre presidente da Fundação Palmares". Época. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Curriculum – Sérgio Camargo". Fundação Cultural Palmares (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Presidente da Fundação Palmares exclui órgãos e passa a concentrar decisões". Folha de S.Paulo. 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares minimiza racismo no Brasil em post; entidades criticam".
- ^ "Presidente da Fundação Palmares nega racismo, e pede fim do movimento negro". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Presidente da Fundação Palmares nega escravidão no Brasil e exige fim do movimento negro". JC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "'Negro de direita', presidente da Fundação Palmares disse que escravidão foi benéfica". Folha de S. Paulo. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares nega existência de racismo". Metrópoles. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Gullino, Daniel (27 November 2019). "Novo presidente da Fundação Palmares nega existência de racismo e pede fim do movimento negro". O Globo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Freyre, Gilberto; Matta, Roberto da; Fonseca, Edson Nery da; Tuna, Gustavo Henrique (2003). Sobrados e mucambos: decadência do patriarcado rural e desenvolvimento do urbano (in Portuguese). Global. ISBN 978-85-260-0835-9. OCLC 55938210.
- ^ Freyre, Gilberto; Cardoso, Fernando Henrique; Fonseca, Edson Nery da; Tuna, Gustavo Henrique (2003). Casa-grande & senzala: formação da familia brasileira sob o regime da economia patriarcal (in Portuguese). Global Editora. ISBN 978-85-260-0869-4. OCLC 55103981.
- ^ "A herança da escravidão para o Brasil". Notícias do Jardim São Remo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Trabalho infantil negro é maior por herança da escravidão". Trabalho Infantil SP (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Bolsonaro garante chefia da Fundação Palmares a Sérgio Camargo". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Presidente da Fundação Palmares: movimento negro é "escória maldita". Ouça". Metrópoles. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Movimento negro é conjunto de escravos ideológicos da esquerda, diz Camargo [16/06/2020]".
- ^ "Movimento negro é conjunto de escravos ideológicos da esquerda, diz Camargo". Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Ministério Público do Trabalho pede afastamento de Sérgio Camargo da Fundação Palmares". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Movimento negro é conjunto de escravos ideológicos da esquerda, diz Camargo". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ ""Não se doa o que não presta", diz Sérgio Camargo sobre livros "comunistas"". MSN. Retrieved 19 August 2021.