Carlos Manuel Dias Da Rocha

Attendance

Present

59

Leave of absence

5

Absent without leave

0

Arrived late

1

Left early

0

Reasons given for leave: Other (2), Party business (2), Private business (1).

"Absent without leave" means the signed minutes of a meeting held while they were on council neither list them as present nor excuse them, and no similar name appears that day, so misspellings in the minutes don't count against anyone. Each square links to the minutes.

In the chamber

From the 10 sittings transcribed so far in their term. Times are approximate, to the nearest transcript line.

Not present when called

0

Times given the floor

2

Average wait to start

4 s

Average greetings first

0 s

How they speak (AI judgments by Jev) is shown from 10 transcribed lines; they have 2 so far.

Apology or leave of absence (4)

• 22 Jul 2026 · 05:23:28No reason given. Chair asked about Da Rocha and was told he was on leave of absence; no reason given. sitting
• 25 Jun 2026 · 00:54:36Leaving early. Leaving at 16:00. sitting
• 24 Jun 2026 · 00:27:00Leaving early. DA notified departure at 4:30. sitting
• 28 May 2026 · 00:40:03Leaving early. Will leave at 16:00. sitting

Warned or stopped by the chair (4)

• 30 Sept 2026 · 04:20:49Chair interrupted Da Rocha after he responded to the previous ANC speaker. sitting
• 30 Sept 2026 · 04:42:27Chair told Da Rocha to lower his hand and warned of removal. sitting
• 26 Aug 2026 · 03:17:05The Speaker warned Da Rocha for disrupting and then ordered his removal from the chamber. sitting
• 28 May 2026 · 00:05:11Chair called Cllr Da Rocha to order and refused to take defence from the other side. sitting

In their words

Every time the chair gave them the floor in a transcribed sitting (2), newest first. The words are the AI transcript of that stretch of the livestream (Argon), so they can include the chair or an interjection; the time link is the place to check.

• 30 Sept 2026 · 04:20:38Item 2 Draft Clean Air Zone Policy · 11 s

  Read what they said (50 words)

  Uh Madam Speaker, the previous speaker said that I got instructed to put a placard up. The reason why I put a placard up is because the city is not paying contractors to work in the ward. The ward is in a mess and there's no water, there's no power.

• 26 Aug 2026 · 03:15:22Item 4 · 20 s

  Read what they said (26 words)

  Madam Speaker, I've been sitting here listening to all these speeches about service delivery, and I am saying to this council that there is no service

Spoke on

• 30 Sept 2026 · 04:20:28Placard remark and point of order on shouting
• 26 Aug 2026 · 03:15:22Councillor Da Rocha removed from the chamber
• 24 Jun 2026 · 04:48:38Microphone interference
• 28 May 2026 · 00:02:46Delays at opening, Da Rocha point of order and power failure