The government decided to dismiss the Secretary for Children and Adolescents from the Ministry of Human Rights. Cláudio Augusto Vieira da Silva was on Silvio Almeida’s team.
There are at least 14 reports of moral harassment. The majority registered by female employees. The investigation of cases, however, did not progress during the previous administration.
Only with the arrival of the new minister in the portfolio, new complaints emerged and investigations were reopened.
The accusations against Cláudio Augusto range from threats to dismiss employees, disqualification of subordinates to criticism of women who are on maternity leave.
The dismissal was published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) this Thursday. THE CNN tries to contact the now former secretary, but has not yet heard back. To members of the ministry, he always denied the accusations.
According to sources from the ministry, Macaé Evaristo is still analyzing other cases. Further layoffs are not ruled out.
