After the confirmation of corruption charges against the mayor and other municipal leaders, councilors and deputies call for those involved to leave their positions: “They must concentrate on their own defenses”. The mayor says he is calm, while the majority holds the line of support. Feb. 15, 2025 The closure of the investigations by the … More Corruption Accusations Against Brugnaro are Confirmed, Opposition Calls for Resignation

At the session in the town hall in Mestre on Friday August 2, the mayor spoke for 50 minutes, becoming emotional, and was challenged: “I have nothing to be ashamed of.” On Boraso: “If I had known something, I would have removed him from the delegations and reported him”. Outside Via Palazzo citizens chanted and … More Brugnaro, Under Investigation for Corruption, Defends Himself in Council: “I’m innocent and I’m not resigning”

It’s the end of the Brugnaro system. Politics in Venice must be reinvented, and the indispensable trust between citizens, the administrative machine and political representatives must be rebuilt. In a democracy there is only one means to do this: voting once again. By Giuseppe Saccà, Venice City Councilor for the PD July 23, 2024 What … More The City is Not His Business. Time to Vote and Give it Back to the Citizens

A fiery city council meeting today after news breaks of the investigation into contracts and corruption and the arrest of Renato Boraso. The mayor, not present at the meeting, makes a statement: “We are moving forward”. In front of the town hall a demonstration calls for his resignation July 17, 2024 July 17 was one … More Major Corruption Investigation in Venice: Wiretaps Recorded the Mayor Warning His Councilor

18 people are under investigation and 10 precautionary measures have been ordered. The Procura’s charges relate to several episodes of corruption July 16, 2024 The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, is under investigation as part of the investigation which today led to the arrest of the municipal councilor for mobility Renato Boraso, among others. In … More Earthquake in the Municipality of Venice: Councilor for Mobility Renato Boraso Arrested

Opposition councilors walked out of the session in protest of the insults hurled by Mayor Brugnaro at councilor Monica Sambo: “You should wash your mouth out” and calling her a liar 10 November 2022 By Vera Mantengoli During the first in-person city council session after two years of meetings via remote, the opposition (except Cecilia … More Mayor Brugnaro Insults Councilor Sambo at First In-Person Council Session: Opposition walks out in protest

Opposition groups are received at Ca’ Corner. Zappalorto: “I can say that once the health emergency ended, the previous city council rules came back into force, and these call for in-person meetings”. The Fuscia party: “Commissions should also be held in person” By Eugenio Pendolini 4 November 2022 VENICE. Politics in Venice returns to in-person, … More First In-Person Venice Council Meeting to be Held in Over 2 Years. Prefect Zappalorto: “Remote meetings should stop”