Brazilian congressman from Novo party travels to Uruguay to denounce at Parlasur judicial dictatorship in his country

Marcel van Hattem, the Brazilian congressman who collected enough signatures to set up a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate abuses of the Supreme and Electoral Court, spoke today in Montevideo, Uruguay, as a member of the Mercosur parliament Parlasur.

He said: “I am very concerned about the situation in my country. Where at this moment, we live under the dictatorship of the judiciary. 10 parliamentarians have been censored on their social networks. The constitutional order is under attack.”

"Estou muito preocupado com a situação no meu país, onde neste momento vivemos sob uma ditadura do Poder Judiciário. Dez parlamentares estão com suas redes sociais censuradas. A ordem constitucional está sendo atacada". Falei hoje em Montevidéu, Uruguai, como membro do Parlasul. https://t.co/pPjKNQDBuJ

— Marcel van Hattem (@marcelvanhattem) December 6, 2022

MERCOSUR PARLIAMENT

The Mercosur Parliament, also known as Parlasur, or Parlasul, is the parliamentary institution of the Mercosur trade bloc.

It comprises 81 MPs, 18 from each member state of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay – and 9 from applying member Venezuela. Associate members – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – may also hold seats in the Parliament but with no voting powers.

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