Mommy Said must account for money raised for trip to Ukraine.
The Senate Human Rights Committee will vote on Monday to summon a congressman to provide clarification regarding his misogynistic and sexist remarks.
Current Brazil Network - The use of the R$ 180 thousand that Congressman Arthur do Val (Podemos), Mamãe Falei, says he raised for the trip to Ukraine should be one of the issues addressed in the Senate Human Rights Committee, which in a session at 14 pm this Monday (7) votes on summoning the congressman from São Paulo to give explanations about misogynistic and sexist remarks made during a humanitarian aid trip to Ukraine.
"Val's voters have the right to know: what did he (Mamãe Falei) do with the money he raised before traveling? If the money was to help the Ukrainians, to whom did he give it? Does he have a receipt for that?", journalist Ricardo Noblat asked on Sunday on the Metrópolis website.
In her column on Tuesday (1st), journalist Mônica Bergamo published an interview with the congressman, in which he states that the money “was raised in a live broadcast on Monday on his YouTube channel. In the video, the congressman appears with two volunteers from a civilian movement that offers humanitarian aid to refugees and sends supplies to the neighboring country.”
According to the interview, which took place before the scandal caused by his sexist remarks, "part of the money, according to the congressman, will be used to buy food and supplies. They will be donated to the volunteer movement."
Congressman Mamãe Falei also said about the money that "another part will be transferred to the official account of the Ukrainian Army." Arthur do Val stated that he is in contact with the Ukrainian ambassador to Slovakia. "Later we will show a balance sheet with all the receipts [for the donations]," the congressman said.
Indignation
The congressman's commitment to detailing the expenses of the trip does not lessen the outrage caused by his statements, leaked by a group of friends on WhatsApp. The statements have already generated enough repercussions for Arthur do Val to withdraw his pre-candidacy for governor of São Paulo and to be disowned by presidential candidate Sergio Moro, who until then had received the support of "Mamãe Falei" (a nickname for Arthur do Val).
Senator Humberto Costa stated on his social media that “parliamentary immunity is not a green light for disrespecting the country's laws. By attacking the Ukrainian women, Arthur do Val violated the rules of the São Paulo Assembly, the code of ethics, the Constitution, and the Maria da Penha Law. He cannot go unpunished. And the Senate must hear him.”
"The statements by Arthur do Val, Sergio Moro's partner in the MBL, affect Brazil's image abroad. The attacks on Ukrainian women are regrettable from every point of view: moral, political, and ethical. He is a member of parliament, a representative of the people," the senator added on Saturday, when presenting the request to summon the congressman.
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