Um vídeo do coletivo de arte Indecline que mostra uma escultura ultrarrealista da cabeça do presidente Jair Bolsonaro (sem partido) sendo usada como bola de futebol gerou polêmica nesta segunda (14). A ação foi divulgada no Instagram oficial do grupo e faz parte do projeto ‘Freedom Kick’ (“chute de liberdade”, em português), que também tem peças similares à imagem de Donald Trump e Vladimir Putin.

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Latin America has a history with dictators. In particular, the Fifth Brazilian Republic was known for killing dissidents. And Jair Bolsonaro is known for his masturbatory speeches that outline his wet dreams of reinstating this policy. He is offended by homosexuality, feminism and socialism, but gets a real hard-on with every fantasy of violence against his political opponents. But those opponents aren’t so stiff, and they bring both the joy and movement to their resistance that has made Brazilian’s such as Pele an icon the world over. In soccer, a free kick is a chance to stop play for a moment and redress a foul. In democracy, freedom of speech is the illuminating force that stops tyrants from getting away with murder. Like most muscles, it must be exercised or it will wither away. Despots use fear to keep their populations in line. Activists use joy and humor to keep them engaged. It’s an old game, and the score keeps changing, but we all keep playing. Freedom Kick is a chance for us to reset after years of foul play and unsportsmanlike conduct. Although those with power love to tout politics as a game, for so many the stakes are too high to play around. Football has always been a team effort, involving community and organization, while dictatorship is more of a solo sport. Like they say, there is only one ball. That’s a perfect metaphor for our heads of state. And our job is to kick it mercilessly until we find a way to turn each of our individual efforts into a team victory. INDECLINE x @eugeniomerinoestudio

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No texto da publicação, o coletivo afirma: “Embora aqueles que têm o poder gostem de tratar política como uma brincadeira, para muitos, há muita coisa em jogo. Futebol sempre foi um esforço coletivo, algo que envolve comunidade e organização, enquanto a ditadura é mais individual. É como dizem, só há uma bola. Essa é uma metáfora perfeita para os nossos chefes de Estado; e o nosso trabalho é chutá-los até encontrarmos uma maneira de transformar nossos esforços individuais numa vitória coletiva”.

Fonte: TV Cultura