Martin Bravo
03/10/2021 17:35
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 03/10/2021 5:35 PM
The position of the deputy Sofía Brambilla against the legalization of abortion was one of those that drew attention during the treatment of the project that resulted in the sanction of the law.
National secretary of PRO Mujeres, she had voted
in favor in 2018
, in the debate that ended with the rejection of the Senate.
Then he backed Gladys González for the verbal aggression of Francisco Sánchez, one of his teammates from Neuquén.
He also supported the San Juan leader Gimena Martinazzo, who denounced
Eduardo Cáceres, another member of the bench
, for
gender violence
.
“In the latter case, we are asking that the Chamber be taken leave again.
We commit ourselves, we make these situations visible and we observe that the procedures are followed, ”Brambilla told
Clarín
from Goya, Corrientes.
After the ceremony led by Alberto Fernandez at the Casa Rosada by 8M, the deputy questioned the presence of Gildo Insfrán, shortly after the repression in Formosa where there were women beaten and arrested: "
I do not think there are
still pleasing to the Minister
(Elizabeth) Gómez Alcorta or for anyone to greet him.
With the invitation they try to minimize what happened, it is a government strategy when they do not want to take charge ”.
-Why did the position on the legalization of abortion change?
- Before I voted in favor because the clandestinity did not save both lives: if the women hid to have an abortion, the State could not help them.
But later I listened to the Correntino electorate of Together for Change, which is totally against it.
98% can tell.
Beyond the conscience of the legislator, we represent those who put us on the bench and I have to respect that.
-I had said that it is a public health issue and that the State cannot leave women alone. Beyond the position of the Juntos por el Cambio electorate, do you think legalization is progress?
-I have doubts about the implementation of the law.
Given how we are today, in this context, we still have a lot to work on prevention.
A movement against it was awakened that had not been seen before 2018.
-In a meeting of PRO women they assured that feminism is "appropriated" by Kirchnerism and the left. Why do you think that happens?
- It does not happen only in Argentina, in Latin America and in the world, the women of the left movements are pioneers in the organization of the claims and the vindication of the rights of the women.
Those of us on the right do not go out into the street with the sign of "down with the patriarchy," but it is not that we are not interested.
We have different strategies.
They make more noise.
-From the PRO, on time, do you make any self-criticism?
-I am rescuing that we are the first party in Argentina and Latin America, except for Mexico, with a protocol to apply in situations of violence.
We are committed to adopting a tool to punish and prevent them.
Of course we have leaders who still underestimate these issues and the capacity of women.
More than 50% of the affiliates are women, that also happens in the PJ and the UCR, but in the most visible places we are few.
The challenge is also to have parity in the provincial legislatures and the Deliberative Councils.
-One of the three provinces without parity is Corrientes (the other Tucumán and Tierra del Fuego), your district governed by a radical, did you talk about it with Gustavo Valdés?
-The governor sent the project to the Legislature, with the pandemic it was difficult to sanction it but I believe that this year it will end up coming out.
There will inevitably be parity throughout the country.
Without that, they would not open the doors to us.
The issue is also how we sit at the small table so that the lists are not kept by men.
They usually lead them and if three legislators enter it is two and one.
That Patricia (Bullrich) is the president of the party helps.
Deputy Sofía Brambilla, head of the PRO Mujeres Secretariat, in Congress.
-What is your assessment of Mauricio Macri's management in the area? During his government there was a cut and also under-execution in the budget for programs against gender violence.
- What was done was to distribute the games in the different ministries.
We created the National Institute for Women in charge of Fabiana Túñez and the first National Equality Plan, which was an outstanding debt.
-The former president uttered several misogynistic phrases, one of the last when he compared populism with a woman to whom the man gives the credit card and uses it until the house is mortgaged. How did you take it?
-I have spoken with Mauricio several times and it is not like that at all.
He is a gentleman, he has given women relevant places.
His sayings were the naturalization of certain situations that are seen as jokes and are not.
Of course it is unfortunate, you have to modify it, but I don't think that defines you as macho or misogynistic.
-Do you think you missed a historic opportunity for the legalization of abortion to be sanctioned during your administration?
-No, on the contrary.
Mauricio opened the door, listened to the claim of society and let Congress decide.
Alberto Fernández threw him out suddenly in the middle of the pandemic and with a lot of other things unsolved.
-How do you evaluate the current management in the gender area?
-Also with many difficulties to advance on specific issues.
It is not part of the agenda.
They created the ministry (of Women, Gender and Diversity, in charge of Gómez Alcorta) because they do those things, they smoke, but it does not have a budget and it is only communication.
I don't think they care at all.
The pact that they signed with the provinces, if they do not say what the games will be, it remains only in an announcement.
-What topics in your opinion would need to be promoted?
-You have to listen and take seriously advising women with suitable profiles in each area.
Alberto Fernández's Cabinet has a look, I'm not going to say macho, but masculine.
I'm not saying that we did it, but Fernández is far from giving women a voice.
And that they do not say that the Justice must intervene because it does not solve the cases of femicide.
It is an excuse to solve the problems that interest them.
Justice has to give answers and act at the moment.
Seven out of 10 women do not report, because they feel that the State will not protect them.
- Did Cristina Kirchner cost more for being a woman, as she said?
-Clearly she is a strong woman, brave, and with a great vocation for power.
I do not criticize him at all, in any case I question the policies he has carried out but not his personality.
I'm sure her womanhood made things more difficult for her.
More than Nestor, for example.
-María Eugenia Vidal, Patricia Bullrich and Elisa Carrió are the strong women of Juntos por el Cambio?
-María Eugenia landed no less than in the province of Buenos Aires, also with a personality with determination and firmness.
That Carrió has to return to the scene after retiring shows a flaw in politics, but more in our space.
We have great women, but it seems we still need them.
Patricia has more career time and all three are going to be protagonists this year.