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Boulos Rebukes Tabata After Video Comparing Lawmaking Records

Their public exchange exposes a left‑wing rift over how to judge deputies’ productivity and could reshape voter messaging before upcoming elections.

Overview

  • On Monday, July 6, Tabata Amaral posted a short video listing the five most‑voted deputies from 2022 and counting how many of their authored projects became law to argue voters should check legislative records.
  • Tabata said the five most‑voted deputies together had 18 projects turned into law while she counted 32 of her proposals approved under the same criteria.
  • Hours later Guilherme Boulos replied on social media, called the comparison “lamentable,” defended his record by citing the Law of Solidarity Kitchens and rejected being equated with right‑wing deputies.
  • Boulos also attacked Tabata’s past positions, naming her vote for Bolsonaro‑era pension reform and a proposal he says risks criminalizing criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, which widened the dispute into a debate over progressive orthodoxy.
  • Coverage has focused on the rhetorical clash rather than a technical review of the counts, with outlets noting limits of using only ‘projects that became law’ as a productivity metric and warning the fight could affect progressive unity and voter perception ahead of the campaign season.