Brazil, Coletivo Quebrando Muros - (RP-AL) A new constituent does not respond to our emergencies (fr, pt)

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THE PROBLEM OF CURRENT PLEBISCITO ---- From large popular mobilizations in June of 2013 
and the 2014 strikes, something new, in Brazil's recent past, we were placed: the great 
dissatisfaction of the majority population against the institutions that control our lives 
and the various ways of fighting against the state of things that imprison us, whether in 
our work, in our study, who live in the neighborhood, etc. In fact, the largest portion of 
the population atem is the most immediate ways to demonstrate this outrage, but had 
historical or partial strikes with real conducted largely of times by workers in absentia 
of the union leaderships gains. This shows that make union movement is also possible, even 
with unions rigged by political groups that do revolve around your own interests and / or 
linked to employers.

As we said, were put in check the old ways of doing politics, particularly the 
institutional policies. The disaffection of the Brazilian elections for legislative and 
executive office is great. Transforming the uprising into action for change, in the 
struggle for the defense and expansion of rights, as well as in the construction of 
popular power, is not easy. Most do not go from a comfort of criticism, but there were few 
who did strikes, such as the Garis and Road.

We believe that as dreamed changes, those marked out for equality and freedom, come to the 
extent that if you set the oppressed protagonist, and organized, fighting with direct 
action and building of People's Power.

A portion of social movements is currently organizing a national referendum for a new 
constituent. In our recent past, several plebiscites were pulled by social movements, as 
against the FTAA, for non-payment of external debt, among others. These were important 
instruments, at least in potential, pressure, propaganda and possibility of expanding 
dialogue with the rest of the population. Plebiscites were not official, so the results 
were not officially accepted but promoted important debates.

An official plebiscite being advisory only, no guarantee no power in the hand of the 
people change. An official referendum, with direct capacity of the population decision can 
bring important decisions, but nevertheless would not be central decisions. The state has 
a forged to ensure that the domain structures continue favoring an oppressive minority 
structure. Changes that would put into question this situation could not be promoted by 
the State.

The problem of the current referendum proposed by various social movements is not their 
format, which was used sometimes as we speak. The problem with this referendum is the way 
he proposed dialogue with the population revolted in June 2013 If the revolt of the 
population is against the institutions (governments, parliamentarians so in general, 
judiciary, police, corporations, etc. ), we do not believe that calling people to a new 
constituent would solve the problem. After waiting so long for us to see a spirit of 
revolt born in large portions of the population, does not want to lead this spirit of 
revolt to an institutional output.

Want a constituent is betting on an output that can train the population for dialogue with 
their tormentors: governments and employers. We see the spontaneous strikes this year as 
the type of output that bet. Educate the people in revolt, build protagonists in direct 
action is what we need. Stop the fight to make a constituent leads to old formulas that 
did not point outputs for the oppressed people. If we have rights guaranteed by law, was 
due to fight a lot of previous generations. If we want to accumulate more wins and build 
the People Power needed for desired social transformation, continue the fight.

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