Brasilia, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's ruling Workers' Party (PT) filed on Tuesday a lawsuit for moral damages against Liberal Party congressman Paulo Bilynskyj, who linked the political organization to drug trafficking in Venezuela.

Bilynskyj is being processed at the Second Civil Court of Brasilia and includes a request for damages of 30,000 reais (some 5,550 dollars).

The PT alleges in the lawsuit that the legislator from the conservative Liberal Party, the same party as its ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, exceeded the limits of freedom of speech and parliamentary immunity by disseminating content that it considers false and offensive.

The text argues that, without any factual or legal basis, Bilynskyj used a high-profile international incident to construct a narrative linking the PT to organized crime, particularly drug trafficking.

The Latin American largest left-wing movement noted that attributing to a party a link to criminal activities without evidence is a serious offense to its reputation.

The statement also indicates that this kind of behavior is aggravated by occurring during a pre-election period, with the potential to distort democratic debate and confuse voters.

Brazilians will go to the polls on October 4.

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