Brazilian Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida was terminated from his blog post on Friday after numerous females implicated him of unwanted sexual advances.
A declaration from the workplace of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claimed an authorities examination was opened up right into Almeida.
“The president considers it unsustainable to keep the minister in office considering the nature of the accusations of sexual harassment,” the declaration claimed.
Who made the allegations?
MeToo Brasil, a company that safeguards females sufferers of sex-related physical violence, had actually gotten issues of sex-related transgression by Almeida, claimed neighborhood media on Thursday.
One of the females that spoke out versus Almeida wasBrazilian Racial Equality Minister Anielle Franco She uploaded a message on Instagram giving thanks to individuals for their assistance.
“I ask you to respect my space and my right to privacy,” she created. “I’ll contribute to investigations whenever I’m called.”
“Recognizing the seriousness of this practice and acting immediately is the right course of action, which is why I would like to highlight President Lula’s forceful action and thank him for all the expressions of support and solidarity,” she included.
Isabel Rodrigues, a teacher and a common council prospect in a district of Sao Paulo state additionally implicated Almeida of sexually bothering her in 2019. She claimed he placed his hand up her skirt and touched her without her approval.
“It was horrible what Silvio did. My therapist knows. My friends know. I was Silvio’s victim. I am a voice for these women. For justice and for the truth,” she claimed in a social media sites blog post.
Almeida refutes sexual offense claims
Almeida, 48, claimed the allegations were “absurd lies,” in a video clip uploaded on his social networks.
He refuted the claims in a declaration, claiming he asked Lula to discharge him.
“It will be an opportunity for me to prove my innocence and rebuild myself … Let the facts be laid out so that I can defend myself within the legal process,” he claimed.
“Someone who harasses won’t stay in the government,” Lula claimed previously in a meeting to a neighborhood radio terminal.
Franco and Almeida are both civils rights lobbyists and have actually remained in Lula’s federal government because he took control of as head of state in 2023.
tg/sms (AP, Reuters)
