A former city councilor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she removed from her office after losing her re-election bid.
Footage of one of Janaína Lima's staff hauling away the equipment was posted online after her term as Sao Paulo councilor ended.
“I decided to donate the equipment I acquired with my own resources to the chamber,” she said in a statement to X, following a backlash on social media.
“Apparently neither I nor my advisors need a toilet.
CCTV cameras caught staff in her office removing the equipment installed when she took office eight years ago.
In a statement posted on social media, Lima said the bathroom renovation was paid for with her own money and was therefore not an asset belonging to the council.
Lima said she followed the guidance of the legal department, which stated that all personally installed resources should be removed.
She told Brazilian media G1 that the hydraulics in the building were “sensitive”.
She added that other elements she purchased for the office — such as a glass partition and industrial-style light fixtures — will remain in place for her predecessor.
Lima served as an adviser to the New Party until January 1.
The 41-year-old lost her position to Adriles Jorge of Brazil's Labor Party in the 2024 election.
At his inauguration on Monday, Jorge joked to G1 that his team would “use a common pot” until the situation was resolved.
“I visited the office and thought the architecture was brilliant. But she pulled it all off,” he said.
“They even took out the toilet and the sink. She didn't say (that she was going to move them out). And that's something she wouldn't say and I wouldn't ask.”
The chamber's new president, Ricardo Teixeira, said “appropriate measures” would be taken.