Court orders congressman to delete video defending the firing of PT voters
Graduated in journalism from Veiga de Almeida University and with a postgraduate degree in financial and capital markets from Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Worked at TradeNews before becoming a reporter for Revista Oeste.
TL;DR
- A Brasília labor court ordered Congressman Zé Trovão to remove a video advocating for the dismissal of employees based on their political vote (PT).
- The decision came after a request from the Public Prosecutor's Office for Labor (MPT).
- Zé Trovão has 24 hours to remove the content from Instagram and Facebook.
- He is also prohibited from publishing or promoting content that encourages employers to fire or persecute individuals due to their vote or political orientation, with daily fines for non-compliance.
- The court stated that freedom of expression does not grant the right to incite retaliation against voters.
- Parliamentary immunity was deemed inapplicable as the actions are not related to legislative or oversight functions.
- The MPT is also seeking R$1 million in collective moral damages.