Ukrainian symbols suddenly became a subject for police investigation in Brazil. After Sunday in Sao Paulo there was a big fight between supporters and opponents of President Zaira Bolsonaro, militiamen decided to check, did not provoke her red-and-black flag with Trident, which was brought to the meeting activist Alex Silva. He participated in the fighting in the Donbass, and for a while upon arriving home, decided to support Mr. Bolsonaro at the rally. Interfered with a situation even the Embassy of Ukraine — diplomats don’t like what the Brazilian media call the red-black flag of “neo-Nazi”.”The police will determine whether demonstration of flags, which is also used by neo-Nazis, the impetus for the confrontation between Pro-democracy protesters and supporters Bolsonaro this Sunday on Avenida Paulista in downtown são Paulo,” he told Brazilian portal G1, quoting the Executive Secretary of the military police of the state of são Paulo álvaro Camilo.Brawl on the main street of Sao Paulo started when they both were supporters of the President Bolsonaro and fans of Brazilian football club “Corinthians”, “Palmeiras”, “Santos” and “Sao Paulo”, adhering to left-wing political views. The first demanded the lifting of quarantine measures and the opening of retail outlets, as well as the dissolution of the Supreme court and National Congress, which are the main political opponents of the President. Second, in contrast chanted slogans against Gaira Bolsonaro and “for democracy”, and then, according to Brazilian media reports, tried to break through a police cordon separating them from the opponents. The Ukrainian symbolism — yellow-blue national flag, and red-black with Trident, which is used by Ukrainian nationalists, the rally did appear. First, both flags were displayed on Board the truck, along with the flags of Brazil, USA and Spain, and then two young people were wrapped up in them and went along the Avenue.The Brazilian publication G1 explained that the red-black flag with Trident uses the Ukrainian organization “Right sector” (banned in Russia.— “B”), which is “known for violent actions, including the use of baseball bats, and in some countries considered to be sympathetic to the neo-Nazis”. As said another Brazilian newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo, “a controversial Ukrainian flag” the rally brought the 46-year-old safety officer Alex Silva. As told the publication himself, Mr. Silva, he came to Brazil in March to open a branch of the Kiev company “Center-A”, in which he works, but got stuck because of the pandemic coronavirus. The company “Center-A” really operates in Ukraine and has trained employees of private security organizations, VC��UCA shooting training, tactical driving and other skills. As stated on the website of the company, among them there are simulators “simulator balcony of a tall building and the helicopter for the descent”.According to Alex Silva, red and black flag, which he used, has nothing to do with Nazism and used since the 16th century. “The black symbolizes the Ukrainian land which is very fertile, and red — the blood of heroes,” he explained.
He also promised to continue to go to rallies in support Jaira Bolsonaro and against the Governor of the state of são Paulo, joão Doria “dictator”, which insists on maintaining the quarantine measures.The Brazilian media is not the first time I write about Ukrainian symbols at rallies. Therefore, the Ukrainian Ambassador in Brazil, Rostislav Tronenko spoke on this subject on may 26. Reacting to the publication in the edition of Veja, which is called the red-black flag of “neo-Nazi”, Mr. Troenco said that Nazi and Soviet symbols is prohibited in Ukraine as the legacy of “totalitarian regimes” and “red and black flag and the Trident do not have the neo-Nazi movement is nothing to do”. “This interpretation is a favorite manipulation of the Russian and Soviet propaganda, which continues to sow lies, hatred, xenophobia and anti-Semitism to weaken democracy in our countries”,— added Mr. Tronenko. Other Brazilian media drew attention to another performance associated with Ukraine. We are talking about a former activist of the movement Femen (organization of girls participating in political rallies Topless) Sarah winter. Adhering to right-wing views and strongly supporting Jaira Bolsonaro, she has repeatedly called “Ukrainize Brazil”.The frequent mention of Ukraine in a negative context, and in Association with neo-Nazi movement painful perceived by some representatives of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the country. Note that in the Brazilian state of paraná is home to about 500 thousand descendants of the Ukrainian immigrants in the late XIX — early XX century. In the state capital, Curitiba, Ukrainian bar that serves dumplings, and is based Ukrainian dance ensemble “Barvinok”.Some Brazilian Ukrainians, such as student from Sao Paulo, Danilo Bunny even decided to emphasize social networks that they are “Ukrainian fascists”, and to promote the correct, in their view, the idea of the Trident and the red-black flag. “As a descendent of Ukrainians, I condemn the use of national symbols to promote racism in any form”,— said “Kommersant” Mr. Hare. In his opinion, after such shares in Brazil can begin to perceive Ukrainian symbols as neo-Nazi.However, the head of the Ukrainian-Brazilian Central representation, Vittorio Sirotyuk does not consider the incident a problem for the image of Ukrainianth Diaspora. “Facebook is just Facebook, there is always something to write— he said “Kommersant”, the Ambassador of Ukraine has already explained everything. The flag was only one person who was not from our community”.Kirill Krivosheev
