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Ethics Council Shelves Case Against Janones Over Anti‑Amnesty Shirt After 13–4 Vote

The council cited parliamentary immunity to treat the display as protected political expression.

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Conselho de Ética arquiva processo contra Janones por camisa imprópria

Overview

  • Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Ethics Council voted 13–4 to archive the disciplinary proceeding tied to André Janones’s shirt.
  • Relator Zé Haroldo Cathedral (PSD‑RR) recommended dismissal, invoking precedents on inviolability for opinions, words and votes.
  • PL president Valdemar da Costa Neto filed the complaint after Janones wore, in February, a shirt with an expletive opposing an amnesty related to January 8 cases.
  • The decision does not affect Janones’s separate three‑month suspension stemming from an altercation with deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL‑MG).
  • Two additional PL‑initiated cases against Janones remain pending at the council: REP 8/25 on alleged salary kickbacks and REP 14/25 over posts targeting deputy Gustavo Gayer (PL‑GO).