Paulo Nuncio and Isabel Moreira complain against each other

ANDthese complaints arose following the debate in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs for the review of the law on self-determination of gender identity and expression. They also involve, on the same subject, a participation presented by Isabel Moreira against PSD deputy Bruno Vitorino.

In his complaint, the parliamentary leader of the CDS points out that on 22nd, during a public hearing in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, he made an intervention on his party's project.

Two days later, Isabel Moreira released in her personal account, on social network Instagram, a video containing excerpts from that intervention, to which she added, in particular, the expression “This speech can kill. Because lies kill (...)”.

Paulo Nuncio considers that, through this publication, he is charged with a purpose contrary to what he claims to have guided his intervention, understanding that this is a serious accusation directed to his honour and probity as a deputy.

Isabel Moreira, on the other hand, in her participation to the President of the Assembly of the Republic, argues that there are no differences of a political nature, but behaviors that, in her opinion, will have contributed to the “creation of an intimidating and hostile environment for citizens, associations and experts participating in these public hearings”.

In particular, he refers to the hearing of the same September 22, during which, according to the deputy of the PS, Paulo Nuncio had behaviors that he considers to have disturbed the institutional environment of the hearing, namely “the promotion of demonstrations of approval through palms and asides and the use of the expression murderers addressed to people present at the session”.

With regard to the deputy of PSD Bruno Vitorino, Isabel Moreira says that he starred in “successive interruptions of the moderator and behaviors that, in his assessment, will have disturbed the normal continuation of the work and assuming intimidating nature”.

In his order, the President of the Assembly of the Republic determines that Isabel Moreira's complaint be sent to the Parliamentary Transparency Committee for consideration and for the purposes appropriate to the powers laid down in the Statute of Members.

José Pedro Aguiar-Branco also asks the committee to “consider issuing generic statements or recommendations to promote good parliamentary practice regarding the conditions for holding public hearings and participation of citizens and entities involved in them”.

On the other hand, to refer to the committee the audiovisual records of the public hearing sessions held on 22 and 25 September , indicated by Isabel in the complaint lodged, for consideration in the context of their assessment.

In another order, this concerning the complaint lodged by the parliamentary leader of the CDS against Isabel Moreira, Aguiar-Branco points out the fact that the socialist has submitted autonomous participation against him, “it does not prejudice the assessment of this request, and it is up to the Transparency Commission to “consider, in the exercise of its powers, the connection between both participations and determine the steps it considers appropriate”.

“ Accordingly, the referral to the Parliamentary Committee on Transparency and the Statute of Members of the request made by Mr Paulo Nuncio, concerning the conduct of Mrs Isabel Moreira, for consideration and for the purposes appropriate to the powers provided for ... in the Statute of Members”, refers to that order by the President of the Assembly of the Republic.