The minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) stated this Monday (2) that the Curitiba he visited in the 1970s for a law congress is not the same capital “that became infamous” as a result of the .
Gilmar made the comment during the ceremony at the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District in which he received the title of Honorary Citizen of Brasília.
The minister linked what he called the city’s bad reputation to the actions of the senator and former judge (-PR) and the former federal prosecutor and impeached federal deputy (Novo-PR).
In his speech lasting around 40 minutes, the minister recalled when he participated in the 7th congress of the (Brazilian Bar Association), held in 1978 in the capital of Paraná. At the meeting, those present debated topics such as the restoration of habeas corpus, suppressed during the dictatorship, and amnesty. The minister recalled great names in the law.
“It brought a debate about the exceptional measures. Oscar Correa was the rapporteur, who later became Minister of the Supreme Court and Justice. It was an incredible scene that my eyes saw. The lawyers did not accept discussing this. Faoro said that we needed to debate, because There would be no opening if there had not been a state of defense. And that’s how this discussion took place”, he said.
Presided over by Raymundo Faoro, the 7th National Conference of Lawyers took place in Curitiba, in May 1978. The general theme of the debates was the Rule of Law.
“It’s not Curitiba that became infamous because of these episodes involving Moro, Dallagnol and company. It was Curitiba that was paving the way for another Brazil that we are paving and it was extremely important,” he stated.
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