The magistrate asks the mother to “place” the child in a suitable place. The OAB came out in defense of the professional with a note of solidarity and rejection
A video of an online plenary session in Amazonas recently went viral. This is because the registration shows the lawyer Malu Borges Nunes, 29, reprimanded by Judge Elci Simões, president of the 2nd Civil Section of the Amazonas Court of Justice (TJ-AM), for holding her daughter in her womb.
The meeting, which Malu attended in a home office, was paralyzed for a few minutes so that Simões could attract the attention of the professional, claiming that the girl made noise and could interfere with the process.
“I would like to ask Dr. Malu to … Break the silence of court hearings and other interference in the room you are in. This harms colleagues. Do not let other interference, noises, come to disturb our session, because it is a sitting in court, you can’t have a dog barking, a baby crying, “says the magistrate.
During the session, the lawyer had to breastfeed the six-month-old baby and, even though you can’t see her in the video, you can hear the baby.
“If you have a child, put it in the right place. It is the noises that take away our concentration. You have to see the ethics of the lawyer “, continued Simões, to which Malu replied:” Okay, Excellency, thanks for your understanding “. the lawyer had asked to be heard first, a right guaranteed by law to breastfeeding womenbut no answer was given.
See the excerpt below:
A ‘sensibilidade’ do desembargador do Tribunal de Justiça do Amazonas, Elci Simões, que resolveu interromper uma sessão virtual para dar esporro em uma advogada/mãe, pq um neném fez um barulhinho. “Não pode ter cachorro latindo e nem criança chorando. Você precisa ver a ética!”. pic.twitter.com/Q0xLMdfD5u
— Mário Adolfo Filho (@marioadolfo) August 22, 2022
Impact on networks
After passing on social media, the video resonated among Internet users, with supportive comments to the judge, claiming the gravity of the situation, but also with much indignation on the part of those who, like Malu, live or know the reality of most mothers in the country Brazil. “ May our professional ethics not be called into question because we are working on double / triple shifts without any kind of support “the lawyer said in a statement.
Elci Simões also spoke about the case, claiming that he politely asked for silence during the session, “out of respect for the presence of other lawyers”.
The Amazonas Bar Association of Brazil (OAB-AM) not only stated that Malu did not commit any disciplinary or ethical offense when working from home with his daughter, but also issued a note highlighting the lack of empathy in relation to the work of women who need to reconcile motherhood and career.
“What happened in the aforementioned process is reality freelance mother who is also unable to control the baby’s cry or ask for silence.a fact that exposes the need to raise awareness on motherhood and professional life “, reads the note of the Order.
Check out the full note below:
Source: Terra
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