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| Brazil ex-official returns toilet she had removed from office | Brazil ex-official returns toilet she had removed from office |
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| A former city councillor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election. | A former city councillor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election. |
| Footage of one of Janaína Lima's employees hauling away the facilities was posted online as her tenure as Sao Paulo councilwoman ended. | Footage of one of Janaína Lima's employees hauling away the facilities was posted online as her tenure as Sao Paulo councilwoman ended. |
| "I decided to donate the equipment I acquired with my own resources to the chamber," she said in statement on X, following a social media backlash. | "I decided to donate the equipment I acquired with my own resources to the chamber," she said in statement on X, following a social media backlash. |
| "Obviously, neither I nor my advisers need a toilet." | "Obviously, neither I nor my advisers need a toilet." |
| CCTV cameras caught employees in her office removing the facilities that were installed when she took office eight years ago. | CCTV cameras caught employees in her office removing the facilities that were installed when she took office eight years ago. |
| In a statement posted on social media, Lima said the bathroom renovation was paid for with her own money and therefore not an asset belonging to the council. | In a statement posted on social media, Lima said the bathroom renovation was paid for with her own money and therefore not an asset belonging to the council. |
| Lima said she had followed the guidance of the legal department, that had indicated that all personally installed resources should be removed. | |
| She told Brazilian media outlet G1 the hydraulics in the building are "sensitive". | She told Brazilian media outlet G1 the hydraulics in the building are "sensitive". |
| She added that other fixtures she had bought for the office - such as a glass partition and industrial-style light fittings - would remain in place for her successor. | |
| Lima served as a counsellor for the New Party until 1 January. | |
| The 41-year-old lost her position to Adrilles Jorge, of the Brazilian Labour Party, in the 2024 elections. | The 41-year-old lost her position to Adrilles Jorge, of the Brazilian Labour Party, in the 2024 elections. |
| At his inauguration on Monday, Jorge quipped to G1 that his team would "use a communal potty" until the situation is resolved. | At his inauguration on Monday, Jorge quipped to G1 that his team would "use a communal potty" until the situation is resolved. |
| "I visited the office and thought the architecture was brilliant. But she took everything out," he said. | "I visited the office and thought the architecture was brilliant. But she took everything out," he said. |
| "They even took out the toilet and the sink. She didn't say [that she was going to take them out]. And it's something that neither she would say, nor would I ask." | |
| The new president of the House, Ricardo Teixeira said "appropriate measures" would be taken. | The new president of the House, Ricardo Teixeira said "appropriate measures" would be taken. |