Lira and Valdemar tried to prevent a pro-Bolsonaro congresswoman from denouncing alleged harassment by Márcio Jerry.
Lira argued to Valdemar, president of the PL party (the party of the Bolsonaro-supporting congresswoman), that the complaint before the Ethics Committee could further escalate tensions in the Chamber. Jerry denies the accusations.
247 - Bolsonaro-supporting congresswoman Julia Zanatta (PL-SC) decided to move forward with the harassment complaint against Márcio Jerry (PCdoB-MA), even after an attempt by the president of the PL party, Valdemar Costa Neto, at the request of the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), to persuade her not to file the accusation. A information This is from columnist Paulo Cappelli, of the Metrópoles website.
According to sources close to the case, Lira claimed that presenting the complaint to the Ethics Committee could further exacerbate tensions in the Legislative Assembly. Valdemar, in turn, conveyed this 'concern' to the parliamentarian from his party by telephone, but was unsuccessful in persuading her to drop the complaint.
With Zanatta's refusal, the harassment complaint was officially registered. The case now goes to the Ethics Committee for analysis, which will investigate the accusations and take appropriate action.