HBO will produce a film about the deputy son of Brazilians expelled from the US House of Representatives – Prime Time Zone

New York Republican Rep. George Santos (right) leaves the US Capitol after the House of Representatives voted to expel him from Congress in Washington

a HBO movies You will produce a film about George Santosdeputy we, the son of the Brazilians, who was kicked out of the room last Friday, the 1st, reported to “Variety,” adding that production will be done by Frank Rich, who was also the executive producer of the HBO series “Veep” and “Succession.” “, and Mike Makowski, screenwriter of Má Educação, will be responsible for writing the script. The film, which has already been described as a “criminal investigation and a darkly comedic look” at the congressional race in Long Island, New York, that led to Santos’ election, will be based on the book “The “Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Fraud, Theft, and the Very American Myth of George Santos” (in free translation), by Mark Chiosano, released on November 28. The film will tell the story of a local election race that seems Unimportant, which became a battle for the soul of Long Island. On December 1, Santos’ term was overturned after more than two-thirds of the members of the US House of Representatives voted against it. There were more than 311 votes in favor of the proposal, compared to 114 votes against it, Two members abstained from voting. The former congressman is now charged at the federal level with defrauding his donors and faces charges of money laundering and wire fraud. With his defeat, he became the sixth member of Congress to be impeached in US history. The last impeachment occurred in 2002.