Presidential pre-candidate Romeu Zema and Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes intensified a public exchange of criticisms. Gilmar Mendes questioned how Zema would feel being represented by a puppet and criticized his accent, to which Zema responded by accusing the justice of prejudice.
The exchange of criticisms began when Zema posted a video on social media depicting STF justices as puppets, which led Gilmar Mendes to request the pre-candidate's inclusion in the fake news investigation. During an interview, the justice questioned how Zema would feel being represented by a puppet and criticized his accent, calling it a "dialect close to Portuguese".
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Zema posted a video portraying Supreme Court justices as puppets
Gilmar Mendes requested Zema's inclusion in the fake news investigation
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Gilmar Mendes sent the fake news investigation to the Prosecutor General's Office
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Zema was in Goiás visiting an industry and meeting with allies
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Gilmar Mendes questioned how Zema would feel being represented by a homosexual puppet and compared it to being called a thief
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Gilmar Mendes stated that Zema speaks a dialect close to Portuguese
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