The Ethics Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved this Tuesday (5) the suspension for 60 days of deputies Marcos Pollon (PL-MS), Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS) and Zé Trovão (PL-SC). The decision is related to the occupation of the Board of Directors of the Chamber, which occurred in August 2025, an episode that paralyzed the plenary activities for more than a day.
The opinion that resulted in the punishment was presented by Congressman Moses Rodrigues (União Brasil-CE) and approved after about ten hours of discussion. The cases were analyzed individually, but the joint report recommended a two-month suspension for the three parliamentarians.
Session marked by tension.
The vote was surrounded by intense debates and disagreements among the deputies. During the session, members of the opposition tried to postpone the analysis and questioned the conduct of the proceedings, including criticism of the use of remote participation.
The opposition leader, Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB), whose speech lasted almost eight hours, contested the voting format and criticized the handling of the process. There were also political clashes involving the Speaker of the House, Hugo Motta, who was the target of criticism from parliamentarians allied with those who were punished.
During the trial, the leader of the PL in the Chamber, Sóstenes Cavalcante (RJ), stated that the process had been motivated by "revenge" and appealed for the situation to be resolved without the application of sanctions.
Defense and reaction of the deputies
The parliamentarians affected by the decision reacted strongly. In speeches before the vote, Zé Trovão and Marcel van Hattem stated that they would repeat the occupation of the Speaker's table if they deemed it necessary.
"If it becomes necessary to take the stage again at some point in history to defend those who elected me, I will do so," declared Zé Trovão. Van Hattem reinforced: "If necessary, we will do it as many times as needed."
Marcos Pollon, on the other hand, stated that he views the punishment as a "medal of honor," classifying the occupation as an "act of desperation" in the face of what he called a breach of political agreements.
In Van Hattem's case, the defense denied that the congressman had obstructed the session or occupied the chair of the presidency.
Resource path
The three deputies have already announced that they will appeal the decision to the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ). The deadline for submitting the appeal is five business days. If the CCJ rejects the request, it will still be possible to appeal to the plenary of the Chamber, where all parliamentarians can vote.
The incident that led to the punishment occurred in August 2025, when opposition parliamentarians occupied the Speaker's table at the Chamber of Deputies, preventing sessions from proceeding for approximately 30 hours. This action was a way to pressure the leadership of Congress to address issues such as amnesty for those involved in the January 8th protests and the impeachment of Supreme Court justices.
At the time, the deputies remained in the plenary session in shifts, with the area being cordoned off by the Legislative Police. The mobilization had a strong impact on the activities of Congress and intensified the political clash between the government and the opposition.
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