São Paulo Prosecutors Charge Deputy Lucas Bove, Seek Preventive Detention for Alleged Protective-Order Violations

Overview

• Prosecutors filed a criminal complaint accusing Bove of stalking, psychological and physical violence, and making threats against influencer Cíntia Chagas.
• Bove is alleged to have repeatedly breached court-imposed protective measures, with posts and public remarks that referenced the case and, according to the MP, revictimized Chagas.
• The case proceeds under secrecy of justice, and the judge’s decision on the preventive detention request has not yet been issued.
• The MP asked the court to notify the São Paulo state assembly so it can consider administrative steps, as a new cassation petition was submitted by PSOL’s feminist caucus after an earlier ethics case was archived in August.
• Bove denies wrongdoing, cites an IMESC report he says found no psychological harm, and says the request followed him answering questions about already public facts, while police had previously indicted him on Sept. 29 for stalking and psychological violence.