The Ethics Council of the House of Representatives should decide next week if it will recommend to the Plenary of the House the revocation of the mandate of Deputy Glauber Braga (PSOL-RJ). The opinion favorable to the loss of mandate was presented on Wednesday (2), during a session tumultuous with the presence of protesters who defend the parliamentarian.
The representation against Braga was filed by the New Party, which accuses him of breaking parliamentary decorum. The reason would be a physical aggression committed by the deputy against Gabriel Costenaro, militant of the Free Brazil Movement (MBL), on the premises of the House, in April 2024.
The rapporteur of the lawsuit, Deputy Paulo Magalhães (PSD-BA),.
According to Magalhães, Braga not only, but also exchanged pushes with Deputy Kim Kataguiri (União Brasil-SP), who accompanied Costenaro. The episode was recorded in the parking lot of Annex 2 of the House, where all were taken to the Legislative Police Department (Depol).
During the confusion, Braga would have called Kataguiri a “Nazi defender,” which triggered a physical confrontation between the two.
For the rapporteur, the conduct of the PSOL deputy cannot be considered self -defense, as the Penal Code requires the moderate use of the necessary means to repel aggression. Magalhães also pointed out that, even in the face of a history of provocations by Costenaro, this would not justify the use of physical violence.
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The vote of the opinion was postponed after a request for a view presented by Deputy Chico Alencar (PSOL-RJ), ally of Glauber.
On social networks, Braga reacted by stating that he used the process to denounce the MBL and what he called the “secret budget scheme.” In a video, he said he was prepared for the outcome of the case and accused the report of being “bought” with funds from the secret budget.
The parliamentarian also claimed that there is interference from the former mayor, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), in conducting the process. Glauber states that the representation of the new is an attempt to silence his criticism of the conduct of the house and the use of rapporteur amendments, used to omit the name of the parliamentarian’s parliamentary.
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The rapporteur’s opinion also mentions previous episodes involving Braga, which are not a direct object of the complaint presented. According to the deputy’s allies, this would indicate an attempt to artificially broaden the accusations.
Among the episodes mentioned, there are mentions of discussions with former presidents of the House and criticism made by Glauber during plenary sessions, which, according to the rapporteur, would configure “total disrespect” to the house and colleagues.
Despite the rapporteur’s vote, the final decision depends on the vote of the other members of the Ethics Council. If the opinion is approved, the cassation will still need to be confirmed by the House Plenary, with the vote of at least 257 of the 513 federal deputies.
