The group with 125 new lawyers protested against a resolution of the (National Council of Justice) that imposes a.
During the ceremony of delivery of portfolios of the (Brazilian Bar Association), in São Paulo, the group sang the phrase “Video is not oral support”. Daniela Magalhães, vice president of the São Paulo sectional, was at the event.
Contrary to the position of the CNJ, the president of OAB SP, Leonardo Sica, understands that the resolution limits the interaction of the lawyer in the hearings.
“The lawyer is not effectively participating in the trial, but just sending a recording. There is no control over whether anyone will watch the video or not. The dialectic of the process is completely lost,” said Sica.
“The citizen who hires a lawyer to represent him in court expects him to be present, arguing for him. But with this rule, everything becomes cold, distant and without the essence of what justice should be,” adds the President.
In the CNJ, the measure is defended as a way to streamline the processes. The minister, president of the CNJ, says that judgments in electronic environment “have been adopted in several courts for years, with great gain of efficiency”.
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