This Brazilian Model Has Been Arrested for Topless Dog Walking And Is Fighting In Court To Be Able To Show Her Boobs In Public
Via NY Post
A Brazilian model put her country’s legal system on blast after she was arrested earlier this year for public indecency while walking her dogs topless, according to a report.
Caroline Werner, 37, was put in handcuffs in May after police stopped her for being outside bare-breasted while walking across the street from the beach in Balneário Camboriú, a coastal city in the south of Brazil.
Now Werner is asking whether Brazil’s constitution extends the same liberties to women as men — who are free to be shirtless in public, according to Brazilian outlet G1.
“Unfortunately in my country, even though the Constitution ensures gender equality, in practice this does not happen, I cannot have the same freedom and I feel coerced into doing so by this system and the repressive interpretation of the law,” she told the outlet. “What should be natural for both genders ends up being denied to one of them in an arbitrary and repressive manner.”
In Brazil, there’s a notion that women should feel safe to walk topless along the beach with their dogs. I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard it’s a country abundant with stunning women. In my imagination, Brazil is a place where I relax on the beach, sipping unfamiliar Brazilian beer while beautiful women stroll by, comfortable with their bodies on display.
The situation has taken a turn due to the excessive behaviour of the corrupt Brazilian police force. They’re misusing their authority, unjustly targeting and harassing half-naked supermodels walking their dogs. It’s an appalling situation. Yet, despite this, Caroline Werner is bravely standing up to this injustice and refusing to back down.
Article 233 of the Penal Code in Brazil describes the charge as “performing an obscene act in a public place, either open or exposed to the public,” though the law does not define what an “obscene act” is, according to G1.
She could face anywhere from three months to a year in prison if found guilty.
The Santa Catarina state prosecutor’s office is handling the case and has offered her a plea deal, but Werner, who has since moved from Balneário Camboriú, said she did not attend the hearing. Her attorney said she was not notified of the hearing and is requesting a new date.
Free The Nipple!!
