solidarity anarchists persecuted by “operation érebo”

12 Pages·2017·0.62 MB·English

SOLIDARITY
ANARCHISTS PERSECUTED
BY “OPERATION ÉREBO”
2018

The incendiary attacks that
Anarchist comrades about
occurred are true…we are what we
the Recent Anti-Anarchist
are and in that we will not back
Raids in Porto Alegre
down: We are anarchists, we love
freedom and yes, we despise all
Hello comrades!
the values and institutions that this
war machine called capitalism and
civilization is comprised of.
We write to give news of the
storms that devastated our
homes…
Let the news spread and
solidarity be manifested.
This morning from 6AM a police
Long live anarchy!
operation (Operation Erebo) was
unleashed against spaces, squats
and homes of anarchist individuals.
They say via the mass media that
this is only the beginning with 30
individuals under investigation and
that they will continue the raids.
They have constructed according to
their way of thinking an
international criminal organization,
a ‘gang of evil’, formed to attack
power and its structures.
one that collects information from
“When anarchy disturbs”
2000 to 2015, and the one that
Kaos Anarchic Library collects the anarchic trigger of
2016, both are the books that are
being exhibited as “evidence” of
There are many things to say, but
vandalism, attacks, and criminal
we will start with the most
acts. Among the many ways
urgent. In the 25 of October
anarchism has to search for
began an anti-anarchist
freedom, these books speak of
persecution against FAG
anarchic informality as an option
[Gaucho Anarchist Federation]
according to the current
Parhesia institute, Pandorga
domination’s face. Further, we
squat and some individuals who
clarify that these books speak of
had their spaces and houses
actions but not only anarchists
raided by cops. If not all,
ones. The focus of the books is the
probably a good part of the
diffusion of anarchic actions. To be
anarchist diversity was reached
more precise, it spread actions in
and several of them spoke firmly
which we feel the aroma of
from their agreement against
anarchy. And between anarchism
repression. And this is a fresh air
and anarchy there are differences
that strengthens every one who
that may be delicate but which are
feels sedition.
important.
The anarchic instinct is that anti-
dominating impulse that can be
It is evident that the aim of the
present in any individuality or
agents of repression also points
collectivity, beyond the ideological
against us, against the publications
belongings and political militancy.
we have made or in which we
That is why in the chronologies we
participate. And that is what we are
include conflicts of non-Western
going to say. “The chronology of
populations, street conflict within
the Anarchic Confrontation”, the
larger protests and diverse
motivations, actions against the aware of the risk they presented, it
State and Capital, and more. Far is because insubmission deserves
from going by the theory, we to be defended, howled, celebrated
clarify this since the persecution and shouted by all possible means.
against the anarchists does not We will never believe or respect
consider these differences in order the obedience they intend to
to find a scapegoat for multiple impose, the submission and the
events that bothered the cops and fear they want to inoculate in
the powerful of always. It is people from the moment they are
surprising that the police, deputy born.
Jardim, and the media, show as the
great news some facts that were
Therefore, the actions printed in
already headlines at the time and
the chronologies are attacks
have already been searched by
against the materiality of
cops, just because all these facts
domination. That is against
are condensed in our publications.
buildings, cars, machines, roads,
None of the books is a claim. They
windows. Stuff. Objects. Symbols.
are books of an anarchic memory,
Cops in the territory controlled by
with actions and conflicts long
the Brazilian state are
before the existence of the Kaos
internationally famous for being a
Library, which will surely continue
murderous police force. The so-
beyond us. The publication shows
called “pacification operations” are
with joy and yes, with head held
massacres, authentic massacres,
high, the existence of an anarchic
such as Candelária and Carandiru,
confrontation that respond to the
as well as the murder of Eltom
domination, the devastation of the
Brum from behind his back that
earth and the attack against all
even had a police crowd receiving
forms of freedom, but it does not
the murderer. And are they the
claim responsibility of these facts
ones who talk about terror, about
that can be collected, as we have
evil gangs, about attempted
done from various internet pages
murder? They show a sling and
and local newspapers. And if we
ecological bricks as weapons while
have made these publications
they’re holding guns. They speak spectacular attempt to hide the
of terrorism and evil gangs while growing attack on the population,
preparing the next invasion against to depoliticize through threats and
a village or favela, where the dead spread fear even to read (evidently
will not even be mentioned by the democratic practices). The second
media. That insignificant they are thing that presents an anti-
to them. We would like to believe anarchist persecution is that
that everyone feels insulted by the anarchy disturbs. When we speak
evidence of the Garden Delegate. of anarchy that disturbs, we are
In a context where weapons are clearly not talking about well
commonplace, ecological bricks behaved boys and girls acting
presented as explosives are an within the limits imposed by
insult to anyone. However, we do power, we do not speak of people
not forget when Pinho Sol [famous who have laws in their bodies and
deodorizer label] was considered a hearts drawing their limits of
weapon and used “evidence” action. When we speak of anarchy
against Rafael Braga* whom they that disturbs, we speak of such a
held behind bars until he got strong insubordination of people
tuberculosis, that is, until they felt and groups that have been able to
they had done everything to kill interrupt the normality of the
him. power square, to paralyze the city,
to break the symbols of
militarization in Haiti**, to burn
The repression against anarchists
the vehicles that seize, and they
show two things. First, to present
kill dragging like horses of the
“terrorists” on screen serves as a
inquisition (Claudia we do not
TV show to turn the spotlight away
forget your death).
from issues such as corruption,
political-police discredit and slow
genocide throughout economic The Kaos Library books spread
reforms. That they now try to solve this anarchy. The one that disturbs.
the facts of 2013* and chase a book The one that answers the clash of
and literature, clearly shows a agribusiness, colonization
civilization, militarization, ecocide, * Rafael Braga was arrested
prison society… In simpler words, during 2013 protests. At the time,
while domination tries to destroy he was homeless and was simply
the planet and all that they find removed from his place while cops
undesirable, we spread what repressed the demo.
attacks the domination.
** 2013 is remembered as a year
And when anarchy bothers, the of street uprising against
reaction of the powerful threatens transportation fairs in great part
and wants to sniff the fear. The of the territory under domain of
anarchic response to this the bra$ilian state. As in other
persecution will remain in our territories in the world, there were
hearts and actions. How we face a lot of insurgent protests mostly
this crossroads will mark the self organized.
moment of our passage through the
path of rebellious life.
*** Bra$ilian army is responsible
for the militarization of Haiti.
Strength and solidarity with
those prosecuted by “Operation
Érebo”
Kaos Anarchic Library
October 2017
Translation notes:
investigation which began a year
“Solidarity Is Action”
ago following an attempt to attack
Sin Banderas Ni
a police vehicle outside a police
station, an investigation that
Fronteiras
involved more than thirty suspects,
among whom, according to the
As has been reported in some
director of the Metropolitan Police
media and blogs, at dawn on
(Fabio Motta), were people from
October 25th in Brazil the civil
Brazil, Chile, Bolivia and France.
police of Rio Grande do Sul
According to comments to the
invaded anarchist spaces and
press by the head of the Civil
homes in the context of an
Police (Emerson Wendt), these
investigation into attacks on
people had formed an organization
banks, police stations, car
that stands “against all forms of
dealerships and headquarters of
power, control and morality in
political parties carried out by
society”.
anarchists over the last four
years in Porto Alegre.
The spoils of war stolen by the
bastards are the same types of
All of this occurred on the eve of
material already well known from
the 8th Annual Anarchist Book
other repressive operations in the
Fair in Porto Alegre, that was
region, such as the case of
scheduled to begin on the 27th of
Operation Salamander (‘Bombs
October but has now been
Case’, Chile 2010) or the
cancelled until further notice in
repression against anarchist spaces
light of the events that have
in Bolivia during May 2012:
taken place.
books, masks, leaflets, posters,
computers, and in this case a large
number of eco-bricks that are
being presented by the police as
The police have named this new Molotov cocktails.
repressive coup against anarchists
‘Operation Erebo’. In Greek The charges brought by the
mythology, Erebus (blackness) was repression include: attempted
a primordial god of darkness and murder, criminal organization,
shadow. gang formation and damage to
public heritage with explosive
According to the forces of material.
repression, this raid is a part of an
For its part, the local press plays its
role as miserable collaborators to
validate and justify the repressive
From Chile to Brazil, solidarity,
operation. In one of the newscasts,
agitation and direct action
a reporter displays in his hands
against all authority!
(without gloves) a piece of the
evidence that they consider
Sin Banderas Ni Fronteras, Cell
conclusively proves the
of Anti-Authoritarian Agitation
dangerousness of the alleged
criminal group: a copy of the book
Chile, October 26th, 2017.
‘Chronology of Anarchic
Confrontation’ which is documents
actions carried out in the territory
dominated by the State of Brazil.
Beyond the evidence and the
accusations, we see once more how
the repressive strategies of states
are being internationalized against
anarchist spaces and comrades to
try and slow down the anarchic
struggle in all of its forms and
expressions.
Faced with this, our response can
be none other than international
solidarity and cooperation and the
strengthening of networks of action
and to promote the anarchic
offensive at war against States and
all forms of power.
We fight against laws, because its
AGAINST “OP. ÉREBO!”
oppressive nature exists only for
Tormentas de Fogo maintaining “order and progress”,
both responsible for human misery.
We stand against prisons and
therefore we do not cooperate to
fill this human warehouse. So we
strongly support all anarchists
prosecuted by the state’s genocidal
machine.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE
Police started the so called
“OPERATION ÉREBO” aiming
THE MIDIATIC SPECTACLE
to prosecute anarchists in Porto
As always, the media takes
Alegre city, south region of the
advantage from this recent episode
territory under domain of
to form its spectacle. The news
bra$silian state. This operation is
tries to paint anarchists as part of
an attempt to arrest anarchists that
one single group as a way to give
supposedly took part in informal
deputy Paulo César Jardim and his
activities since 2013.
dogs from the Civil Police some
About this case, we don’t have
credits. The moment of the rotten
nothing to say but the necessary:
nation we live in is very fragile
and therefore it is clear for us that
WE DON’T SPEAK
media has only political interests
THE ENEMIES LANGUAGE which we despise.
It doesn’t matter if they are
“guilty” or “innocent”, much less
if they were “right” or “wrong”.
Morality is the language of trials.