Cesar Maia quickly realized his mistake.
A three-time mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was caught participating in an online meeting on Wednesday while sitting on the bathroom, according to a report in the Independent. Cesar Maia, former mayor of Rio de Janeiro, had logged in for his Zoom conference with other councilors. However, the politician quickly realized his mistake after other participants in the meeting noticed that he had his pants around his ankles. Mr. Maia then hurriedly took out his device to show his face.
Videos going viral on social media they show Pablo Mello, the councilor who heads the session, surprised by what happened. He then asked the former mayor to turn off his camera. Notably, the live session was about a bill to designate Mirante da Rocinha as a cultural heritage site.
Mr. Maia’s office later issued a statement and offered an apology. According to his press office, the 78-year-old “suddenly felt unwell” and this “impaired his perception of the camera”, according to a report from Sky News.
However, this is not the first time such an incident has occurred. In December 2023, Indian-American businessman and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy was caught in an awkward moment during a live chat on X Spaces with SpaceX and Tesla chief Elon Musk, American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and several others. The chat had around 2.3 million listeners tuned in.
During the session, Rawaswamy interrupted Musk and said, “Sir, I have to go,” while the latter shared his views on bringing Infowars founder Alex Jones back to the social media network. Meanwhile, as the session progressed, several people pointed out that they could hear sounds of running water in the background. “Someone has their thing open and is peeing. Someone has their phone in the bathroom,” Alex Jones pointed out. According to a recording of the Spaces chat shared on the platform, presenter Mario Nawfal said: “Vivek, this is your phone. Mr. Ramaswamy quickly realized what had happened and immediately apologized for the embarrassing moment.
Musk added: “I hope you feel better now.” Responding to the same, Mr. Ramaswamy said, “I feel great. Sorry about that guys.”
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