The Minister of Racial Equality, Anielle Franco, filed, last Wednesday (15), a request for an investigation, with the PT Ethics Commission, against the vice-president of the party and mayor of Maricá (RJ), Washington Quaquá.
The party leader publicly defended the brothers Domingos and Chiquinho Brazão, who were being investigated as having ordered the murder of the then Rio councilor Marielle Franco — Anielle’s sister. Driver Anderson Gomes was also murdered in the same attack in 2018.
Quaquá published, on social media, a photo alongside family members of the Brazão brothers, claiming there was no evidence against them.
This Friday (17), Anielle, in an interview with CNNdemanded respect for his sister’s memory.
“What we had to say and do, we did. We have already filed a complaint with the Ethics Committee. Marielle has a legacy, she has a history, just like my family, of a lot of respect, a lot of values and a lot of character”, he stated during a public agenda in Rio de Janeiro — Anielle participated in the .
“We don’t waste a lot of time arguing: we act, we do it. Demanding respect for a woman who was murdered, so that she does not serve as a platform, is the least we can do”, reinforced the minister.
As long as I am alive, I will always defend my sister’s legacy and ask for respect, as I did.
Anielle Franco, minister from Igualdade Racial
Representation
A CNN had access to. The document points out “unethical conduct” and “irresponsible statements” by the mayor of Maricá in relation to .
In the text, Anielle argues that the leader’s statements “discredit, in an irresponsible and frivolous way, the efforts to fight for justice and the internal deliberations of the Workers’ Party”.
The minister also highlights that the PT vice-president’s stance violates the party’s Code of Ethics, by violating duties to “respect and ensure respect for party decisions”.
The representation also emphasizes that Quaquá acted in a manner “contradictory to the ethical and political principles of the party leadership”, by questioning the results of investigations carried out by the Federal Police and the Ministry of Justice during the Lula (PT) government, which pointed to the Brazão as the masterminds. of crime.
The document asks the Ethics Commission to adopt appropriate measures, including accountability and possible sanctions against the mayor of Maricá.
A CNN contacted Quaquá, asking for a position, but, until the publication of this text, there was no response. The space remains open.
