Demonstration report and photos
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/02/333818.html
Feature - Squatters United Against Global Gentrification
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/02/333663.html
Brazilian IMC video about Prestes Maia (english subs available)
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/02/333849.html
Prestes Maia eviction postponed
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/02/333700.html
Prestes Maia blog site (Portuguese)
http://www.ocupacaoprestesmaia.zip.net/
Time-stamped english transcripts of the video can be found below.
Portuguese translations and screening quality version to follow.
If you do a translation, please email us a copy to real2reel AT riseup DOT net
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00:00:00:22 00:00:03:09 We're at the Brazilian Embassy
00:00:03:28 00:00:08:20 We're here because there is a hugesquatted tower rise in Brazil...
00:00:08:19 00:00:10:02 that is getting evicted.
00:00:10:15 00:00:11:26 We heard about it at the last minute.
00:00:11:28 00:00:13:25 and just want to make a noise about it.
00:00:15:10 00:00:18:20 Thank you very much, I have my own rights thank you.
00:00:22:09 00:00:24:17 Who is organising this?
00:00:25:09 00:00:28:05 - We all are. - We are all organised.
00:00:30:04 00:00:33:21 You want to demonstrate you can,but we'll do it lawfully and peacefully.
00:00:37:25 00:00:39:10 Portuguese or English?
00:00:39:13 00:00:40:21 Just English?
00:00:41:01 00:00:42:20 Are you security, Sir?
00:00:42:19 00:00:44:02 No, but I'm from the Embassy.
00:00:44:01 00:00:46:16 Oh, well, there you are. If you have a quick chat.
00:00:46:19 00:00:48:20 ... about the people being evicted.
00:00:48:19 00:00:50:01 People evicted?
00:00:50:00 00:00:51:03 In Prestes Maia, Sao Paulo
00:00:59:28 00:01:04:20 To talk about Prestes Maia, the communityin Sao Paulo which is under threat of eviction.
00:01:05:23 00:01:08:19 We'd like to come insideand talk to you about that.
00:01:08:20 00:01:10:27 We want to make surethat you know about that.
00:01:11:07 00:01:14:08 I don't know about the subject, but people from the Embassy might know.
00:01:14:16 00:01:19:09 If they don't know, the person in charge of human rights will listen to you...
00:01:19:16 00:01:22:11 they'll try to know about it, and then they will do what they should do.
00:01:26:01 00:01:27:02 Nice picture of Lula
00:01:29:07 00:01:32:26 This ones the officer for human rights.
00:01:40:07 00:01:43:05 I deal with human rights, social issues and the environment at the Embassy
00:01:44:09 00:01:51:10 We're concerned about the threat of eviction to 468 families in a squatted highrise in Sao Paulo.
00:01:52:04 00:01:56:00 - The taxes he owes is more that what...?- the buildings worth
00:01:56:00 00:01:59:09 Apparently under Brazilian constitutional law...
00:01:59:19 00:02:05:21 this gives grounds for the authorities to nationalise the building,
00:02:06:10 00:02:13:04 Instead of doing that they have arranged to send in the military police to evict the building.
00:02:14:00 00:02:18:04 We are very very concerned that should an eviction take place, that it will be a violent one.
00:02:18:03 00:02:24:01 in your role as a human rights officers, this is one of your concerns... that noone gets wounded or shot or anything in the process
00:02:24:10 00:02:28:01 I won't be the person who can solve everything, the case there, but...
00:02:28:28 00:02:35:16 what we can do is to convey your message tothe special secretary for human rights in Brazil
00:02:35:16 00:02:37:27 and say that there are concerned people here...
00:02:37:26 00:02:41:08 that they knew about the situation, that they are following the news...
00:02:41:07 00:02:44:01 that they are aware that these people would be evicted in two months time.
00:02:44:04 00:02:52:11 a good solution would be either if social housing is provided for people if they do get evicted
00:02:52:10 00:02:57:26 or that this building does come into public hands
00:02:58:04 00:03:03:25 housing problems are not only related to these people who are in this building but everybody,
00:03:03:23 00:03:07:26 if you think about the favelas, all the othersin the roofless movement ..
00:03:07:25 00:03:13:07 But these people have solved their housing problem and built a community!
00:03:14:09 00:03:17:17 The whole of the downtown area of Sao Paulo is really degenerating...
00:03:17:16 00:03:23:19 and this is why the former mayor and now this one, are trying to regenerate.
00:03:23:17 00:03:28:27 We've seen the process of so called 'regeneration' which means...
00:03:28:26 00:03:32:14 pushing out the low income families
00:03:32:13 00:03:38:17 and the people who'd been living in a particular area of London for generations...
00:03:38:23 00:03:42:01 and then gettings pushed out, and they end up living in the suburbs.
00:03:42:00 00:03:47:13 The people with the high powered jobs,and only want to travel fifteen minutes to work
00:03:47:25 00:03:53:21 and can afford the inflated prices of propertyin the regenerated areas...
00:03:53:20 00:03:54:23 are the only ones who live there.
00:03:54:22 00:04:01:01 When they are talking about regeneration, gentrification, that means exclusion.
00:04:01:21 00:04:05:03 In terms of regeneration in Brazil, the governments would be involved.
00:04:05:17 00:04:11:01 Because we have these problems in our big cities, people would always think about this.
00:04:11:08 00:04:15:15 The community themselves would go and say, 'you have to take a look at this'.
00:04:16:04 00:04:22:19 When you are in a rich countrythings tend to be more market regulated...
00:04:23:03 00:04:27:07 But in our case there would be a very strong role by the government.
00:04:27:10 00:04:28:01 It would be nice to think that...
00:04:28:00 00:04:31:26 but the guy that owns this building is a very successful multimillionaire
00:04:31:25 00:04:37:10 despite the fact that he's been evading taxes,or probably because he's been evading taxes.
00:04:38:03 00:04:44:03 So when you are talking about a building that's worth a huge amount in the centre of Sao Paulo...
00:04:44:02 00:04:53:01 it's easy to see that decisions might be made on market considerations rather than social ones.
00:04:53:08 00:04:57:23 I am going to send this information. I am going to say that you were here and you were worried etc.
00:04:58:14 00:05:02:25 I'm just reminded. You know Racionais MC’sthe rap band from Sao Paulo?
00:05:03:09 00:05:08:17 They've got a great track which is called,'Periferia É Periferia, Qual que foi?'
00:05:08:16 00:05:13:08 I think that's why we're here, the periphery is the periphery everywhere you go.
00:05:13:20 00:05:16:01 And that's the root of our solidarity really.
00:05:16:17 00:05:18:01 You know how to samba?
00:05:18:14 00:05:20:21 You should know to do it.
00:05:37:16 00:05:41:11 If we are any kind of network at all -if we are going to create any kind of free...
00:05:41:09 00:05:45:04 open space community around the world.We need to show solidarity all around the world
00:05:45:04 00:05:47:15 and we can share experience,we can share strength.
00:05:48:01 00:05:51:25 We need to make this movement much bigger than just in London, or just in any town.
00:05:56:08 00:06:01:01 It's important to show people here that there are other people that care about people in Brazil.
00:06:01:00 00:06:06:07 and that we agree with themtaking on land when they have no land.
00:06:17:20 00:06:23:02 Getting a stable place is for people a chance to have a life...
00:06:23:16 00:06:28:00 and if that is taken away then those people don't have a chance to live.
00:06:28:04 00:06:32:07 Everywhere in the world,against gentrification, against evictions.
00:06:42:23 00:06:46:00 I'm here because I really love Brazilians!
00:06:46:19 00:06:49:10 Brazil was my home for two and a half years.
00:06:49:09 00:06:51:25 So I wanted to send some solidarity back.
00:06:52:00 00:06:55:10 And show some of that same generosity.
00:07:11:07 00:07:13:13 Keep fighting and keep occupying !
00:07:24:11 00:07:26:09 Keep on being disobedient.
00:07:39:00 00:07:41:01 Good luck and keep fighting!
00:07:52:10 00:07:54:03 You're going to stay there!
00:08:05:09 00:08:09:05 real2reel @ riseup.net
Comments
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Transcripts are a great idea
25.02.2006 13:39
charles
Translations tools
26.02.2006 12:50
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Ben
Portuguese translation completed (here in .srt subtitle format)
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Estamos na embaixada do Brasil
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Estamos aqui devido a edificio ocupado no Brazil...
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que esta sendo despejado
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Nos ouvimos falar desse problema a tempo
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e queremos fazer barulho para chamar a atencao para esse assunto
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Muito obrigado, eu tenho os meus direitos obrigado.
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Quem esta organizando isto?
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Todos nos. – Estamos todos organizados.
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Voces podem se manifestar, mas dentro da lei e de modo pacifico
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Portugues ou Ingles?
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So ingles?
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O senhor e da seguranca?
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Nao, mas eu trabalho na embaixada.
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Esta bom entao. Podem conversar entao.
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Sobre as pessoas que estao sendo despejadas
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Pessoas sendo despejadas?
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Na Prestes Maia, em Sao Paulo.
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Vamos falar sobre a Prestes Maia, a comunidade sob ameaca de despejo em Sao Paulo.
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Queremos entrar e conversar sobre isso.
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Queremos assegurar que voces estao alerta para o caso.
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Nao conheco o caso, mas talvez outras pessoas na embaixada conhecam o caso
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Se ninguem souber, a pessoa encarregue dos direitos humanos ouvira voces.
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Eles investigarao o caso, e depois farao o que devem fazer.
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Bela foto do Lula
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Vira ai a responsavel dos direitos humanos.
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Eu trabalho com direitos humanos, casos sociais e ambiente aqui na embaixada
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Estamos preocupados com a ameaca de despejo de 468 familias num edificio ocupado em Sao Paulo
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- Ele esta devendo impostos mais do que?
– o valor do edificio
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Aparentemente sob a lei constitucional Brasileira...
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isso justifica a nacionalizacao do edificio pelas autoridades
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Mas em vez de fazerem isso, eles enviaram a policia military para despejar as pessoas do edificio
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Estamos muito preocupados que haja violencia nessa acao de despejo,
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no seu trabalho como responsavel pelos direitos humanos, este e concerteza um caso preocupante...
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que ninguem seja ferido ou morto ou algo assim durante o processo.
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Eu nao sou a pessoa que pode resolver tudo, este caso, mas…
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O que a gente pode fazer e transmitir a vossa mensagem
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ao secretario especial pelos direitos humanos em Brasilia
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e passar a informacao, de que ha gente preocupada com o caso aqui…
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gente que conhece a situacao, que estao escutando as noticias…
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que estao ao corrente que estas pessoas podem ser despejadas em dois meses.
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Uma boa solucao seria que habitacao
social seja providenciada...
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para estas pessoas, se forem despejadas
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ou que este edificio seja tornado publico.
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problemas de habitacao nao sao limitados as pessoas neste edificio, mas a todos.
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Se voces pensarem nas favelas, em todos no movimento dos sem teto
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Mas estas pessoas solucionaram o problema de habitacao e construiram uma comunidade!
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A area central de Sao Paulo esta muito degredada...
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Essa e a razao pela qual o ultimo prefeito e agora o novo, estao tentando renovar a area.
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Nos conhecemos esse processo chamado de 'renovacao' que significou…
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expulsar as familias pobres, de baixo rendimento
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e as pessoas que viviam numa area de Londres ha geracoes...
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sendo expulsas, e tendo de viver nos suburbios. As pessoas com cargos altos de emprego,
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e que so querem viajar uns quinze minutes para chegar nos seus empregos
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e que podem pagar esses altos precos pelas propriedades nas areas de 'renovacao'
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sao agora os unicos que podem viver nessas area.
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Quando se fala de 'renovacao', gentrificacao, o que isso significa mesmo e exclusao.
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Em termos de renovacao no Brazil, os governos estao envolvidos. Porque temos este problema ...
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nas nossas grandes cidades, as pessoas tem sempre de pensar sobre este assunto.
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As proprias comunidades chamam a atencao,
'voces tem de solucionar isto'
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Nos paises ricos as coisas sao mais
reguladas pelo mercado
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Mas no nosso caso, o governo tem
um papel muito importante
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Seria bom que fosse assim
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Mas o dono desse edificio e
um multimilionario bem sucedido
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apesar de estar fugindo aos impostos,
ou talvez por estar fugindo aos impostos.
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Entao, quando se fala de um edificio que vale tanto dinheiro no centro de Sao Paulo...
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e facil ver que as decisoes poderao ser
baseadas com base no mercado...
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nao tendo em conta questoes sociais
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Eu vou transmitir todas estas informacoes.
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Voces dizer que voces estiveram aqui,
que estao preocupados e tudo isso.
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Acabei de lembrar. Voce conhece Racionais MC
a banda rap de Sao Paulo?
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Eles tem uma musica muito boa chamada
'Periferia É Periferia, Qual que foi?'
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Por isso estamos aqui, a periferia e a periferia
onde quer que voce va.
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E isso e a raiz da nossa solidariedade.
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Voces sabem sambar?
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Deveriam aprender
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Se queremos formar uma rede,
se queremos criar qualquer tipo...
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de comunidade aberta e livre por todo o mundo, entao temos de mostrar solidariedade com todo o mundo
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e assim podemos partilhar experiencias, juntar forcas
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Precisamos de tornar este movimento muito maior do que Londres ou qualquer cidade
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E importante mostrar as pessoas daqui que ha mais gente que se preocupa com as pessoas no Brazil.
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E que nos apoiamos que as pessoas ocupem terra, quando nao tem terra
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Ter um lugar estavel da as pessoas
a chance de ter uma vida…
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Se isso e tirado das pessoas, elas nao podem viver.
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Em todos os lugares do mundo, somos contra a gentrificacao, contra o despejo.
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Estou aqui porque amo os Brasileiros!
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O Brazil foi a minha casa durante dois anos e meio.
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Por isso quero dar de volta a
mesma solidariedade que recebi
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E mostrar a mesma generosidade
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Continuem a luta, continuem a ocupacao!
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Continuem a desobediencia.
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Boa sorte e continuem lutando!
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Voces vao ficar ai!
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