The Parliamentary Ethics and Decorum Commission of the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo (Alesp) unanimously approved today (12) the report that called for the impeachment of deputy Arthur do Val, also known as Mamãe Falei, of the União Brasil party. 
For the loss of mandate to occur, the report will still need to be approved in the plenary of Alesp by the majority of parliamentarians of the house. If impeached, the deputy will lose his mandate and will be ineligible for eight years.
The rapporteur of the case at the Ethics Commission, Deputy Delegate Olim (PP), highlighted in his text the breach of decorum by Arthur do Val in sexist audios sent to a virtual group, which later became public.
“The content of the speeches shows exploitation, humiliation and moral violence against Ukrainian women in situations of vulnerability. The represented, in the midst of these audios, made apology for sex tourism”, highlighted the rapporteur.
Deputy Arthur do Val went to the border between Slovakia and Ukraine, a country in a situation of war, to, according to him, help the Ukrainians against Russia. The deputy sent audios to friends, later released by the press, in which he praises the beauty of the Ukrainian refugees and says that the women there are “easy” because they are poor.
“As soon as this war is over I will come back here. And detail, they look. And they are easy, because they are poor. And here my Instagram letter, full of subscribers, works great. I didn’t catch anyone, we didn’t have time, but I glued it to two groups of mines and it’s unbelievable how easy it is,” he said in an excerpt of the audio sent in a private WhatsApp group.
Upon arrival in Brazil, the deputy gave interviews confirming that he was the author of the audios and withdrew his pre-candidacy for the government of the state of São Paulo. He claimed to have made “a mistake in a moment of excitement”.
Defense
In his defense speech, at the Ethics Committee session, Arthur do Val acknowledged that he was wrong and apologized. “I messed up. End. There was an error. I want to apologize here mainly to the Ukrainian women who are here and to the people who were truly offended by my audios. I owe these apologies,” he said.
Arthur also stated that his impeachment is taking place because of his virtues, not his mistakes, and because everyone hates him at Alesp. “The truth is that everyone here hates me, that’s true, I don’t deny that, I always say that,” he said. “This cassation process is not because of what I said, it’s because of who said it,” he added.
The deputy stated that he is not well liked at Alesp because, according to him, he acted to cut aid and funds that would be destined for other deputies and employees.
