The punishment is suggested due to the occupation of the Board of Directors of the plenary in August 2025
The Ethics Council of the Chamber of Deputies votes this Tuesday (May 5, 2026) on the opinion that recommends the suspension of the mandate of 3 opposition congressmen for 2 months. The punishment is suggested based on that of the plenary in August 2025.
The deputy (Novo-RS) published a video on his social networks and classified the request for removal as a “endless chase”.
In addition to Van Hattem, the deputies (PL-MS) and (PL-SC) are targets. The rapporteur, deputy (União Brasil-CE), presented the report last week and stated that the measure is necessary to make it clear that Parliament does not tolerate conduct that seeks to interrupt the legislative process.
According to the documents analyzed, Pollon would have sat in the Presidency’s chair, would have occupied a seat at the Board to block access and Zé Trovão would have physically prevented the president from ascending to the Presidency’s chair.
The trial begins at 12pm this Tuesday (May 5, 2026).
“PERSECUTION”
This Tuesday morning (May 5, 2026), on his Instagram profile to thank him for the support he has been receiving. He stated that the process is a “persecution” and said the group will need “a lot of mobilization” to avoid the suspension of the mandate.
“They want to penalize us because we defend Parliament against interference from the Federal Supreme Court”said the deputy. At trial, he will be defended by Jeffrey Chiquini.
REMEMBER THE CASE
The episode occurred on August 5 and 6, 2025, when a group of opposition congressmen occupied the main plenary session of the Chamber for more than 30 hours. The protest was motivated by the house arrest of the former president (PL).
The occupation prevented the normal functioning of the House and obstructed the work of the president of the Chamber, (Republicanos-PB), who was only able to resume activities after meetings with the government base and Bolsonaro’s allies.
At the time, Motta warned that preventing the House from functioning could result in the suspension of mandates. The Chamber’s Internal Affairs Department identified the conduct as serious, constituting disrespect for the authority of the Board and an affront to the institutionality of the Legislature. In addition to the 3 processes being voted on today, the Chamber’s management had already applied written censure to all 14 people involved in the riot.
