The council will request Heinze's removal from office.
The National Council for Combating Discrimination and Promoting LGBT Rights, of the Secretariat of Human Rights of the Presidency, will present a protocol to the Chamber of Deputies against federal deputy Luis Carlos Heinze (PP-RS); he said in a video that indigenous people, gays, and lesbians are "all that is worthless."
247 - The National Council for Combating Discrimination and Promoting LGBT Rights, of the Secretariat of Human Rights of the Presidency, will present a protocol to the Chamber against federal deputy Luis Carlos Heinze (PP-RS).
In a video, the congressman classifies quilombola communities, gays, and lesbians as "everything that is worthless" during a speech to rural landowners. In defending himself against these statements, Heinze claimed he is "not homophobic" and "has no prejudice" against homosexuals.
"I live with them and I have no prejudice. They put words in my mouth that I didn't want them to. There's a political issue here, it's an election year," he said.
Second Monica BergamoAccording to Folha de S. Paulo, in the document against the congressman, the committee repudiates the "fascist statements" and requests action from the Ethics Committee.