Overview

• On Oct. 7, the Council of Ethics formally launched disciplinary proceedings tied to the early‑August occupation that halted work in the Chamber for more than 30 hours after Jair Bolsonaro’s house‑arrest order.
• By decision of Chamber president Hugo Motta, three obstruction representations were consolidated for a single rapporteur, while a separate proceeding will assess Marcos Pollon’s alleged insults to the presidency.
• The Corregedoria recommended 30‑day suspensions for Marcel Van Hattem and Zé Trovão and a total of up to 120 days for Pollon—30 days for obstruction and 90 days for offensive remarks about the Chamber’s president.
• Roughly a dozen other lawmakers are set to receive written censures, a penalty to be applied by the Chamber’s Mesa Diretora rather than the Ethics Council.
• Council president Fábio Schiochet will appoint rapporteurs from the drawn shortlists, a preliminary opinion is due in ten working days, proceedings can last up to about 60 working days, and Pollon may be removed from the Council during his case.