The Brazilian Union accepts complaint requesting the expulsion of Luciano Bivar.

247 - The National Executive of União Brasil decided to accept a complaint against the party's president, deputy Luciano Bivar (União-PE), this Wednesday (13). The receipt of the representation indicates that the complaint was accepted by the Executive, initiating the process. Bivar will have 72 hours to present his defense.

The petition filed by party members requests the temporary removal of the congressman, as well as his expulsion from the party, to be decided later by União Brasil. The crisis within the party stems from the dispute over the presidency, which involves Bivar and Antonio Rueda, recently elected president of the party.

Among the accusations presented in the document are threats against the vice-president, Antonio Rueda, and his family members, evidence of political motivation in the fires that destroyed the homes of Rueda and his sister, as well as political violence against women. Furthermore, the validation of resignation letters from six deputies of the União Brasil party in Rio de Janeiro without submitting them to the party's collegial decision is also cited.

In response, Luciano Bivar stated in an interview with Poder360 that he felt "betrayed" by the party's president-elect, Antonio Rueda, and his sister, Maria Emília, who is the party's treasurer. He denied any involvement in the fires and declared that he is "reactive to any belligerence". The dispute over the party's leadership intensified after the fires in the homes of Rueda and his sister in Pernambuco, on Monday (11). Rueda intends to take the matter to the STF to investigate Bivar for what happened.

Rueda's election came after an attempt to "overturn the rules" by Bivar, who previously held the position and tried to cancel the convention. The party, resulting from the merger between DEM and PSL in 2022, has faced divisions since its creation. (With information from...) G1).