"Council member Carlão (PT or Workers' Party), from Cocal, 270 km [160 miles] north of Teresina, who was filmed assaulting broadcaster Godofredo Brito, will be summoned to testify," said police chief Mayson Soares, this Tuesday (Oct. 24), to g1. None of those involved could be reached for comment.
In the images, recorded by the passenger in the broadcaster's car on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23), the council member appears with a knife in his hand, assaulting the journalist. However, the deputy stressed that the victim was only punched."
