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Lula fires human rights minister over sexual harassment allegations
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Silvio Almeida, the human rights minister, has been fired by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Almeida has denied any wrongdoing, but the scandal has caused significant damage to Lula's administration and has been met with disappointment from the Black rights movement. The allegations were brought to light by MeToo Brasil, a local organization that received complaints of misconduct. The minister for racial equality, Franco, has expressed gratitude to Lula for taking decisive action, but the incident marks the first major scandal involving a member of Lula's government since his return to power last year.
Recognizing the seriousness of this practice and acting immediately is the right course of action, which is why I would like to highlight President Lula's forceful action and thank him for all the expressions of support and solidarity.
My solidarity and support to you, my friend and ministerial colleague, during this difficult time.
In light of the serious allegations against minister Silvio Almeida and after calling him in for a discussion … [I] decided to dismiss him.
The president considers keeping the minister in his position to be unsustainable considering the nature of the accusations.
It is evident that there is a very well-orchestrated campaign to damage my image as a Black man, as a human rights advocate, and as someone in a prominent public position.
It will give me a chance to prove my innocence and recover from this.
I want to … vehemently reject the lies and falsehoods being hurled at me.
The victims faced difficulties in obtaining institutional support to validate their allegations.
As often happens in cases of sexual violence involving aggressors in positions of power, these victims faced difficulties in obtaining institutional support to validate their complaints.
