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The socialist deputy guarantees that this is not the first time a similar situation has happened between members of arrival and deputies of other parties.
Four days after accusing Filipe Melo, deputy of the arrival and vice president of the table of the Assembly of the Republic, of sending him “Beijinhos” during a plenary session, Isabel Moreira spoke publicly about the case for the first time.
In an interview with, the PS deputy stated that the episode is only “The tip of the iceberg“Of a greater problem that it considers to be” an attack on democracy. “
“ for a long timethere are testimonies. The deputies have long made formal complaints, we are not a set of crazy, ”he said. Moreira recalled that other deputies, such as Alma Rivera (PCP), Inês Sousa Real (Pan) and Romualda Fernandes (PS), have already submitted similar complaints by far-right deputies.
The socialist accused the arrival of changing the political environment within Parliament, promoting what he classified as a “Horror Banization”As he said, the question goes beyond the personal sphere:“ This does not have to see with me, it has to see with democracy. What is at stake is hatred and a far-right program against women, against immigrants, against racialized people. ”
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, decided send the case to the Transparency Commissionwhich should evaluate the situation. Isabel Moreira, vice president of this body, assured that he will not participate in the assessment “to avoid any interference”, adding to trust the impartiality of the commission, even with the “limited powers” that holds.
Although it was already a criticism of the mandate of the current president of Parliament, the deputy praised the way he dealt with the case. “I have not publicly made the best assessment of the mandate of this president, who It seems quite fearful regarding the growing force of the far right. But I think here there was an important stance, which can be a precedent. ”
Moreira also stressed that the episodes of insults and intimidation to deputies reflect a worrying political climate in the country. “When we are permanently insulted, frightened, threatenedwhether in the corridors or in plenary, this is an attempt to condition, silencing. If a woman, a black woman, a racialized person, being a deputy, is no longer safe, what is the message that is going to society? ”He asked.
