The president of the Chamber of Deputies, participated on Saturday (21) in a party of St. John sponsored by the federal government in São João de Patos, Paraíba, and joined a challenge of taking a sip of whiskey directly in the bottle.
The scene was recorded in a video published on Instagram by digital influencer Renan da Resenha, two days after a “sipping dispute” of whiskey with the participation of Deputy Elmar Nascimento (União Brasil-BA) on the stage of another party of São João, in the interior of Bahia.
At the Paraíba event, a man identified as Fabiano, who is next to the mayor, is challenged to show how a sip of whiskey takes. After stating “Drink with caution, not moderation,” he drinks the drink in his bottleneck and passes the bottle to Motta, who also drinks and raises it in a celebration tone. The deputy laughs at the end and states: “Ave Maria”.
The Feast of São João de Patos brings together thousands of people and is organized by the Patos City Hall with support from the State Government, Caixa Cards, Elo, Cash Lotteries and the Federal Government. The Federal State Banco do Nordeste is also one of the advertisers.
Wanted through the press office, Motta made no comments.
How it showed the Sheetaeo they entered last Thursday (19) in one. In addition to the Corpus Christi holiday, some congressmen will participate in the festivities of St. John of their cities and others will go to “Gilmarpalooza” in Lisbon.
In this interval, the sessions should happen remotely and to deal with topics that deputies and senators have consensus – or be, without controversial votes or discussion of thorny affairs.
On Thursday, at another party of St. John, Elmar Nascimento appeared becoming a bottle of whiskey in the mouth on stage for a few seconds. The mayor of Senhor do Bonfim, Laércio Júnior (União Brasil), then drinks for more than ten seconds.
The last week was marked by Lula government defeats (PT) in Congress, such as the overthrow of vetoes that raised the electricity bill.
especially in the economic area. He guided last week the vote on the urgent request to overthrow a government decree that increases the IOF (Financial Operations Tax).
After the approval of the request – which defended the measure as a way of charging the “upstairs” of society. The deputy says that the climate in the House is not favorable to increase taxes and that Congress has been the “anchor of responsibility of the country”.