Former housing minister Carlos Montes rejected the idea of a constitutional accusation against him on Wednesday during a session of the Chamber of Deputies Housing Commission.
Montes presented details of the final report No. 421 from the Comptroller's Office on land purchases for the Housing Emergency Plan between 2022 and 2026. The document, spanning 149 pages, does not mention overpricing in the acquisitions.
In response to questions from Republican Party deputy Paz Charpentier, the former minister noted that constitutional accusations have harmed Parliament. “The wars of constitutional accusations have done much damage to Parliament and we hope to address the main issues,” he said.
Montes, who turns 80 in two days, also criticized UDI deputy Hotuiti Teao. “If what we want is to sanction this minister, well, sanction me,” he declared. He added that a potential five-year sanction would not contribute to democracy or to solving housing problems.
