VIDEO: Councilors fight after parliamentarian throws water on colleague during session in the interior of RS

A session of the Municipal Council of Campos Borges, a municipality with around 3,600 inhabitants in the North of Rio Grande do Sul, was interrupted due to a fight between councilors on Monday night (26).

Ivo Tiaraju Borba (MDB) was speaking on the stand when Adriano Nogueira (PDT) threw a glass of water on his head. The act evolved into physical aggression and the president of the Chamber, Mateus Carvalho Merlin (PL), intervened. Those involved were not injured.

g1 tried to contact the councilors involved in the fight, but was unable to do so until the last update of this report.

Borba's demonstration was reportedly motivated by a statement made by Nogueira in the previous session.

"The irresponsibility committed here in this tribune in the last session, in this free tribune, uttering profanity and compromising respect for the ethics and morals of the City Council. We cannot admit this, in any way," said Borba.

His speech was interrupted by Nogueira, who was holding a glass of water, stood up and threw the liquid at the councilor who was speaking. Afterwards, they began a series of mutual attacks. The president asked for "order", but the fight continued. The councilors were separated by colleagues and the session was closed. See the video above.

In a statement, Merlin classified the events that occurred as "regrettable" and said that violence will not be tolerated.

"The political clash and the plurality of ideas are legitimate and essential for the development of Campos Borges; however, they must necessarily be guided by mutual respect, civility and institutional order", he highlights.