São Paulo Assembly Ethics Council Opens Case That Could Cost Lucas Bove His Seat

Overview

• The Alesp Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to open a disciplinary proceeding against deputy Lucas Bove.
• Deputy Emídio de Souza was named rapporteur for the case following the council's decision.
• The case stems from a representation by deputy Mônica Seixas alleging gender-based verbal aggression during a September 2 plenary confrontation that led to a suspension of the session and its broadcast.
• Bove’s counter-complaint against Seixas was archived in the same session, and the deputy did not attend the meeting.
• Bove denies wrongdoing, calling the episode a routine debate without violence and alleging political persecution as the process moves toward possible sanctions ranging from a warning to cassation.