Overview
- The National Human Rights Council, which is linked to the Ministry of Human Rights, asked the Labor Prosecutor’s Office to open an inquiry into the deputy’s comments.
- In an August 2025 interview on Jovem Pan, given during debate on a bill that later became Law 15.211/2025, Nikolas Ferreira alleged that some teachers showed porn videos and made students kiss.
- The council says he offered no proof, argues the remarks damaged the reputation of thousands of educators, and cites possible crimes of calumny, defamation, and injury.
- Council members say they sent three formal letters seeking details over recent months and, after no reply, voted to escalate the case to prosecutors.
- Ferreira denied wrongdoing, called the move political in an election year, and said he cited real incidents, pointing to a complaint about a comics festival in Belo Horizonte.