The attacks of the federal deputy and pre-candidate for president Jair Bolsonaro (PSC-RJ) against the also federal deputy Jean Wyllys (PSOL-RJ) gained another chapter.
Bolsonaro filed a lawsuit with the Federal Supreme Court for slander and insult. In the piece presented to the STF, the parliamentarian's lawyers accuse Wyllys of having committed the crimes mentioned above in an interview given to the newspaper “O Povo”, from Ceará, in August 2017, when, on the occasion, Jean used terms such as “fascist”, “racist”, “dumb”, “corrupt”, “ignorant”, “unqualified”, “scoundrel”, among others, supposedly referring to his client.
According to the plaintiff's lawyer, Gustavo Bebianno Rocha, although Wyllys did not directly mention Bolsonaro's name, terms such as “myth” and the association of the PP political party (in which Bolsonaro was a member), make it clear that the PSOL parliamentarian was referring become a pre-candidate for the republic.
In the piece, which will be analyzed by Minister Celso de Mello, the lawyers also state that Jean Wyllys' statement was intended to hurt their client's “self-esteem”. The plaintiff also requests the removal of Wyllys' parliamentary immunity.
Speaking to the newspaper “O Globo”, Jean Willys' lawyer denied that there was “an illegal act” and stated that the course of the process will prove this.
Punishment for crimes of slander is punishable by six months to two years in prison, while for libel from three months to one year. In both cases, you are subject to a fine. The sentence can be served in the semi-open or open regime.
With information from the newspaper O Globo.
