Jeferson Tenório’s work had censorship suspended in Rio Grande do Sul; official even ordered that copies of the book be collected from schools
Cover of ‘The reverse of the skin’ © Companhia das Letras
Winner of the Jabuti Prize in 2021, the book The reverse of the skin (Companhia das Letras) was target of censorship in Rio Grande do Sul. The director of a school in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul made a video criticizing the “swear” vocabulary in the work. In addition to the repercussion of the video, an employee of 6th Regional Education Coordination even ordered that copies of the book be collected from schools, but in a note, the Secretariat of Education of Rio Grande do Sul he said he did not order the book to be removed. The book was selected in the National Textbook Program (PNLD).
On social media, Jeferson Tenório and the publisher Companhia das Letras made a post against the censorship movement promoted by the director:
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