On Monday, Cotrim Figueiredo described the sexual harassment allegation made against him by a former parliamentary aide as 'absolutely and completely false' and said he would file a criminal complaint.
Open letter. Thirty women say they never saw 'inappropriate behaviour' by Cotrim
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Context & Explainers
A parliamentary inquiry (comissão parlamentar de inquérito) is a temporary committee the Assembly of the Republic sets up to investigate serious public incidents or administrative failures, with powers to summon witnesses and request documents. In this case a committee could examine INEM’s practices and response, produce findings and recommend legal or policy changes to improve emergency services.
