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08/09/2012
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Senators diverge during debate on the matter, but hangs vote for approval
The approval in the Senate, in the second round, the proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC) which imposes the requirement for a diploma to practice as a journalist came up with a strong vote, with 60 votes in favor and four against. But that does not mean that the project has not generated disagreements among senators.
Senator Aloysio Nunes (PSDB-SP) was one of those who opposed the proposal of Senator Antonio Carlos Valadares (PSB-SE), in which the PEC of Journalists adds new Article to the Constitution, stating that the profession of journalism is " Private Bearer college degree in Social Communication, major in journalism, issued by a recognized course by the Ministry of Education. "
For Nunes, the Supreme Court's obligation to judge unconstitutional in 2009 shows that the activity of journalism is closely linked to freedom of expression and should be limited only in exceptional cases. Also according to the senator's interest in the diploma requirement comes from the owners of colleges offering the course in journalism.
- In the name of freedom of expression and journalistic activity, which involves various professional backgrounds, I am against this measure.
The senator also criticized Toucan corporatism, which was behind the defense of the diploma.
However, several Senate colleagues disagreed with Aloysio Nunes. In defending the proposal, the senators Ana Amelia (PP-RS) and Lúcia Vania (PSDB-GO) said they were honored by being formed in journalism. To Senator Vanessa Grazziotin (PCdoB-AM), the approval of PEC means higher quality for Brazilian journalism.
Senator Paulo Davim (PV-RN) emphasized the role of media in the consolidation of democracy, while Magno Malta (PR-ES) said that the diploma means the award of the effort of the study. Wellington Dias (PT-IP) noted that the proposal does not veto the possibility that other professionals manifest by the press and said that value freedom of speech begins by recognizing the profession.
The author of the proposal, Antonio Carlos Valadares, also presented his view on the floor said that a profession can not remain on the margins of the law. He added that the lack of diploma is only good for large communication corporations, they could pay lower wages for professionals without training.
- Hardly a journalist asks me to approve this proposal, because I know the pressures they suffer. The profession of journalism requires a scientific study that is produced at the university. It's not fair that a journalist should be replaced by someone in your company that has not its formation.
Source: R7 News
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