The president of , (-PB), stated, this Thursday (11), that he did not intend to forcibly remove the deputy (-RJ) from the Board of Directors.
At the time, media professionals were removed from the plenary session, and TV Câmara’s broadcast was cut off. Furthermore, the video of the session was not listed on the Chamber’s official YouTube channel.
In the note, Motta says that he “regrets the inconvenience caused to communication professionals and reaffirms that there was no intention to limit the exercise of journalistic activity”.
He declared that the broadcast of the session on TV Câmara was automatically cut off and said again that he will launch an inquiry to investigate any excesses.
According to the note, when a member of the Board arrived to take his post at 4:02 p.m. Then, still according to the statement, Motta ordered the suspension of the session, which was announced by the first secretary of the Board, Carlos Veras (PT-PE), at 5:42 pm.
The text says that the interruption of the plenary session automatically causes TV Câmara to start broadcasting another legislative event. “Thus, TV Câmara began broadcasting the Health Commission meeting, a standard technical procedure”, he says.
The transmission, however, was interrupted before that, at 5:28 pm. The session was no longer broadcast not only on the TV channel, but also on YouTube.
The note also states that, in accordance with the 2020 Chamber rules on the movement of people, the legislative police removed advisors and journalists from the plenary “to guarantee the safety of those present”.
“The presidency considers the conduct of deputy Glauber Braga to be inappropriate, which compromised the regular functioning of legislative work. The Chamber of Deputies reaffirms its commitment to transparency, freedom of the press and respect for democratic institutions”, concludes the text.
On the day of the riot, the press was removed from the plenary and did not record images of the deputy’s expulsion.
Only parliamentarians had access to the scene and.
The episode was criticized by entities such as Fenaj (National Federation of Journalists), Abraji (Brazilian Investigative Association) and ANJ (National Association of Newspapers).
