SP court orders Bolsonaro supporter André Fernandes to pay R$ 50,000 to Erika Hilton
The sentence states that a video published on social media attacking the deputy's gender identity was not functionally related to her mandate and orders the content to be removed.
TL;DR
- Federal deputy André Fernandes was ordered to pay R$50,000 to deputy Erika Hilton for moral damages.
- The case stems from a video published by Fernandes on Instagram, which mocked Hilton's gender identity and former name.
- The judge ruled that Fernandes's statements were not protected by parliamentary immunity because they were unrelated to his legislative duties.
- The court also ordered the permanent removal of the video from Instagram and imposed a daily fine for non-compliance.
- Fernandes had argued that the video was a reaction to a previous confrontation in Congress and thus covered by immunity, an argument rejected by the court.