From politicians, we want proposals and not shirtless photos

For Carla, this is not a moral judgment, since as an individual the deputy can post a photo without a shirt. The issue is when he is in the role of a parliamentarian using public money irregularly which, in this case, should be returned.

[Ele diz que] It’s the cause of animals. What is the relationship between the animal cause and taking a photo without a shirt? I can’t make that connection. The deputy’s response really borders on shamelessness. When we see news like this, what response should the Chamber or Congress give? Because at the very least, when there is irregular use of funds, it has to be reimbursed. Carla Araújo, columnist and head of the UOL branch in Brasília

This deputy must be charged so that he returns the money he mistakenly invested on social media through self-promotion. As a natural person, do what you want on his social media, take a photo without a shirt. […] But it shocks me how bold it is to be able to think that there is any justification in paying to show a shirtless photo saying that it is engagement for the female audience because it is the majority of the electorate. Carla Araújo, columnist and head of the UOL branch in Brasília

The columnist for UOL Thais Bilenky also commented on an excerpt from the report that indicated the target audience for the sponsored posts: young women. She counters the justification that the target audience was Studart’s cearence electorate.

There are details in this report that, for example, show that part of the boost in posts of him shirtless was aimed at an audience of women between 18 and 34 years old in the Federal District, but his electorate is in Ceará. Thais Bilenky, columnist at UOL

So obviously it wasn’t to promote the parliamentary mandate that he was paying Meta to boost the posts on Instagram. Reinforcing this point: if money has to be released from parliamentary quotas to advertise the mandate at this point in the championship, this would already have to be questioned. Because these resolutions from the Chamber of Deputies are very old, well before the era of social media. This is already outdated and therefore leaves room for this type of situation. Thais Bilenky, columnist at UOL