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| The viral photo reportedly shows Manuela D'Avila breastfeeding while making an animated statement in National Assembly, Brazil's Parliament. |
A photo of Brazilian Minister Manuela D'Avila breastfeeding her baby has gone viral across the world
It reportedly shows her breastfeeding while making an animated statement in National Assembly, Brazil's Parliament.
The photo is being appreciated with many commenting that it encourages young mothers to act in the best interest of their baby.
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| In January, Manuela D'Avila released a photo of herself breastfeeding her daughter. |
So, how far is the photo true.
We could not trace the photo to its moment of inception to verify its authenticity. But going by Manuela D'Avila's record it would not be out of place.
Though Brazil encourages breastfeeding proactively, baring the breast in public has been a sensitive issue. After a woman faced police action for doing so sometime ago, a few woman journalists breastfed their baby on live shows.
In January, Manuela D'Avila released a photo of herself breastfeeding her daughter. But this was not in National Assembly but in her home, but it still had created a controversy as many took objection to a politician showing her breasts in a photo.
Manuela D'Avila is from Porto Alegre and a popular leader of the Communist party of Brazil. She is a parliamentarian but not a minister as the caption of the viral photo mentions.
She is married and has two young children.