Motta manages to contain the chaos caused by Bolsonaro supporters in the Chamber.

247 - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), managed to restore order in the House plenary on Wednesday night (6), after more than 24 hours of turmoil and obstruction promoted by Bolsonaro-supporting parliamentarians. The session was opened around 22:30 pm, amidst protests and attempts to prevent him from reaching the president's chair. The information is from Agency Brazil.

During his opening statement, Motta harshly criticized the stance of the opposition deputies, who had been occupying the plenary since the previous day in protest against the house arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The opposition members also demanded a broad amnesty for those convicted of participating in the attempted coup d'état and the impeachment of Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

“What happened between yesterday and today with the obstruction of proceedings is not good for this House. The opposition has every right to demonstrate, to express its will. But all of this must be done in accordance with our rules and our Constitution. We will not allow acts like this to be greater than the Plenary and the will of this House,” declared Motta.

The Speaker of the House had difficulty assuming the presidency of the session due to resistance from deputies such as Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS) and Marcos Pollon (PL-MS), who blocked his entry. Even so, he reinforced that the proceedings would continue firmly and within the bounds of legality: “I will always fight for our prerogatives and the free exercise of the mandate. And the exercise of the mandate is based on respect for what is non-negotiable for us, which is the right of each person to speak, to express their position, and of the Speaker to preside over the proceedings.”

Motta also warned against the political use of the Chamber for personal projects: “This House holds the solution for the construction of our country, which must always come first, and we must not allow individual, personal, or even electoral projects to take precedence over what is greater than all of us, which is our people who so desperately need our decisions.”

The General Secretariat of the Chamber issued a statement affirming that any conduct aimed at preventing or obstructing legislative activities may be punished with a complaint to the Ethics Council, including a request for suspension of the parliamentary mandate for up to six months for breach of decorum.

Another controversial episode during the protest was the presence of the daughter of Bolsonaro-supporting congresswoman Júlia Zanatta (PL-SC), a baby in arms, in the plenary session occupied by the opposition. Congressman Reimont (PT-RJ), president of the Chamber's Human Rights Commission, filed a complaint with the Child Protective Services, pointing to physical risk and institutional instability. The congresswoman reacted: “I was called by my colleagues and had to come with my baby. Are they going to remove us by force?”, she questioned, sitting in the president's chair.

In the Senate, the protests also led to the suspension of in-person activities. President Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP) determined that Thursday's session (7) would be held remotely, with the aim of guaranteeing the functioning of the House in the face of the attempted paralysis promoted by the opposition.

The far-right movement, which is trying to turn Parliament into a stage for its anti-democratic agenda, received a firm response from the Speaker of the House, who signaled that it will not tolerate disorder or disrespect for the rules of procedure.