Video Shows Paraná Deputy Renato Freitas Trading Punches in Central Curitiba, Leaving Him With a Broken Nose

Overview

• Witness videos from Wednesday morning show the lawmaker exchanging punches with a man at the intersection of Vicente Machado and Visconde do Rio Branco in downtown Curitiba.
• In the recordings, a voice is heard saying “Você não é o famosinho?” and the deputy appears with a bloodied face.
• RPC reports that Freitas suffered a broken nose and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
• RPC identified the other participant as a valet who works in the area where the confrontation occurred.
• G1 reports that Alep may send the case to its Council of Ethics if a representation is filed, and by late morning police had not said whether they would open an investigation.