Creole rodeo roping test Giovani Grizotti/RBS TV The repercussion of videos showing scenes of mistreatment during a rodeo at Parque Eduardo Gomes, in Canoas, led councilor Cris Morais (PV) to present a bill that proposes a ban on Creole rodeos in the municipality. The images, which circulated on social media in May, show pedestrians responsible for handling cattle attacking cattle while driving the animals. 📲 Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp In justifying the project, the parliamentarian states that the proposal aims to preserve life, and maintains that practices that involve animal suffering can no longer be accepted under the argument of tradition or culture. "It is unacceptable that today we still have animal suffering, torture, mistreatment and the pain of others as our culture. You cannot put the lives of living beings at risk for profit or entertainment", argues the councilor in the text. Now on g1 The president of the Canoas City Council, Abmael de Oliveira (PL), says he is against the proposal. According to him, the project directly affects one of the main manifestations of Gaucho culture. For the parliamentarian, Rio Grande do Sul has a consolidated cultural identity transmitted from generation to generation, of which rodeos are part. The councilor also stated that rodeo owners and participants usually take special care of the animals used in the events. "We know about the treatment given to horses and cattle. I am completely against the project, because it mainly hurts the culture of the Gaucho", he declared. The president of the Gaucho Traditionalist Movement (MTG), Alessandro Gradaschi also stated that he was against the project, but that he respected it. It says that the entity repudiates any practice of animal cruelty and highlights that rodeos linked to the movement must strictly follow traditionalist legislation and regulations. "Any situation that leads to the mistreatment of animals we do not agree with. It is not the guideline and it is not what is in our regulations. If this is proven, we will take the appropriate measures to restrain and punish those responsible", he stated. Author of a study indicating that Creole rodeos generate R$2 billion annually in the state's economy, economist at Feevale University José Moura says that reports of mistreatment must be punished rigorously, but it is necessary to consider the economic impact of a possible ban on rodeos in the city. "A total ban on Creole rodeos could generate significant economic, social and cultural impacts, affecting jobs, income and various activities linked to the traditionalist production chain", argues the professor. VIDEOS: Everything about RS