Beja: Joseph Garlic, the trooper GNR now sells sausages.


Patrolman was the GNR Traffic Brigade for more than a quarter century and continues to support its reactivation. As union leader was in “underground” APG and founded ASPIG. Now in the reserve dedicated to the sale of homemade sausages.

Name: José Fernando Dias Garlic, Age: 57 year old

Profession: Militar da GNR na Reserva

Naturalness: Quintos, county Beja, Residence: Beja

Will defend "to the death" the reactivation of the Traffic Brigade (BT) National Guard Republic (GNR), it was during patrol 26 of 30 years as a professional institution. It recognizes that there are good soldiers and commanders in the current Detachments, but does not accept the hierarchical dependence of the Territorial Command. In the good way Alentejo, Joseph Garlic, shoots: "Mumps is one thing, swelling is another ".

Born in the small village of Quintos, in Beja county, along the right bank of the Guadiana river, hence despite being defined with a humanist be, it is considered as "a creature of the woods". He joined the National Guard in 1986, with 25 year old, but I had worn the uniform of Volunteers Firefighters Cuba, for nearly a decade.

Wanted the policy that the parishes of Quintos and Salvada are now a Union of Parishes that Joe Garlic, We are treated by everyone, it's on. The first and second birthplace where it was placed as guard, after the course in Portalegre and Internship in Pampilhosa da Serra.

Being patrol the Traffic Brigade was his dream-four years after swearing flag, I had managed to switch to using the white cap. Joys and sorrows "collected" many throughout his career, but the most painful was the extinction of the Brigades, including the Transit. "It was the biggest political mistake in the post-April 25, the security of this country ", says rebel, arguing that "the restructuring of GNR was one of the biggest blunders of recent decades", defends.

In what was called the "underground association of the Guard" when creating APG, but "behind the times come times" and next to a quarantine associated become dissidents and form the ASPIG, of which he was president during 13 years and which now assumes the General Assembly. In the country's retina was the manifestation of the security forces in September 2005, Garlic when Joseph came in Palace Square, in Lisbon, on a donkey and a blue flashing light to signal the march.

Even as military, Cape posto non-Mor, comes to TVI, where it was during commentator 4 year old, the "You on TV" program, and fellow presenters Goucha Manuel and Cristina Ferreira. After a break, Garlic Joe returned to television in comments last week of November, to "denounce the security forces problems, violent crime and be a voice of Alentejo ", justified.

If fishing in the river Guadiana is of his great hobbies, a good snack, with products from the region, and a pork slaughter, "I never say no", adding that "a good socializing with friends is another day of good life", ends.

With a bicycle horn, to announce the arrival, goes corner corner of the region, selling sausages cousin Cravinho, Goshawk in the Valley Low, municipality of Mértola, "Produces the best products of the Alentejo. Presuntos, guys, linguiças, lard, torresmos, all that is "good" cholesterol ", says smiling.

Alongside the rebellious man, easy word on his tongue and he had not seen the face to fight, It is the "soft heart" of son, there is a man who daily go to home, in Santa Clara de Louredo (Beja), give a kiss to the Dona Maria Luisa, the mother, with 89 year old.

Teixeira Correia

(journalist)


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