Manoel Marinho Monte Hospital, in Plácido de Castro, where the investigated biomedical doctor works Plácido de Castro City Hall Biomedical doctor José Wagner de Melo Maia, from Manoel Marinho Monte Hospital, in Plácido de Castro, in the interior of Acre, is being investigated for moral harassment against co-workers. g1 was unable to locate the suspect's defense. In light of the complaints, the Public Ministry of Acre (MP-AC) recommended to the State Department of Health (Sesacre) the preventive removal of the professional and the opening of an administrative disciplinary process to investigate the case. ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp The recommendation was issued by the Plácido de Castro Civil Prosecutor's Office and establishes a deadline of five working days for Sesacre to adopt the requested measures. To g1, Sesacre informed that the case is being processed by the Commission for the Prevention and Combating of Moral Harassment, responsible for the initial analysis of the facts. After completing the analysis, 'the process will return for evaluation and adoption of the appropriate administrative measures, including, if applicable, the initiation of an investigation or Disciplinary Administrative Process (PAD)'. Moral harassment and sexual harassment: understand how to recognize aggression in the workplace. According to the MP, the information and documents gathered during the investigation indicate that the employee had adopted behaviors that were incompatible with working life, which may have affected the team and the care provided at the hospital. The body also assesses that the biomedical doctor's stay in the unit could put the psychological well-being of other employees at risk and harm the investigation of complaints. Therefore, he recommended the preventive removal of the professional while the case is investigated. READ MORE: Eight people denounced RBTrans superintendent for moral harassment in Rio Branco Servers denounce moral harassment and persecution at a school in Rio Branco; ombudsman has not responded for 5 months Secretary accused of threatening and humiliating employees at AC should be dismissed within 5 days, recommends MP In addition to the dismissal, the MP also recommended that the management of the Manoel Marinho Monte Hospital be informed of the measure and that Sesacre open a Disciplinary Administrative Process (PAD) to investigate the allegations. The procedure must guarantee the server the right to present its version and defend itself. The recommendation also establishes a period of ten days for Sesacre to inform the Public Ministry whether it will adopt the measures and, if it accepts the recommendation, send a copy of the opening of the disciplinary process. Moral harassment Moral harassment is characterized by repetitive conduct that exposes the worker to situations of humiliation, embarrassment, intimidation or disrespect in the workplace. This type of practice can compromise the victim's dignity, affect their physical and mental health and harm professional relationships and the performance of activities. Signs that may indicate the occurrence of moral harassment include changes in behavior, such as avoiding certain environments or people at work, feeling fear or anxiety before the workday, loss of confidence, isolation and a drop in professional performance. In many cases, the victim takes a long time to recognize that they are being harassed, attributing the problem to routine stress or minimizing the aggressor's actions. Identification of the situation can also come from colleagues who notice recurring abusive behavior. Moral harassment is characterized by repetitive conduct that exposes the worker Photo: Disclosure/Advisory Regional Labor Court of the 11th Region Moral harassment can affect any worker, but historically vulnerable groups, such as women, black people, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, may be more exposed to this type of violence due to discrimination and prejudice present in the workplace. Check out some examples of moral harassment situations below: Joking whenever you're going to fire the person Social isolation of the victim Always blowing up at the same person Touching another person without their consent Pejorative nicknames Not respecting the correct pronouns of transgender people Using lgbtphobic, sexist, ableist and racist expressions Criticizing the person's work and not offering support or help Demanding tasks that are not mentioned in a job interview as an accumulation of functions Shouting, insults and public humiliation Spreading rumors Refusal to communicate with the victim Harassment can occur through direct actions (screams, insults) as well as indirect actions (spreading rumors). A characteristic of moral harassment is that the attacks happen repeatedly and for a prolonged period of time. In other words: isolated situations can cause moral damage, but do not necessarily constitute moral harassment. VIDEOS: g1