All ministers of the 1st class followed the vote of the rapporteur, Cristiano Zanin, to reject the appeal of Josimar Maranhãozinho, Pastor Gil and Bosco Costa
The 1st Panel of the Supreme Court (STF) unanimously upheld the deputies (PL-MA) and (PL-MA), in addition to the alternate (PL-SE), Defendants on suspicion of charging bribes for the release of parliamentary amendments. The Court received the PGR (Attorney General of the Republic) complaint on March 11.
The judgment for the maintenance of the receipt was in virtual session, when there is no debate. Ended on Friday (11.abr.2025). The rapporteur, Minister Cristiano Zanin, voted for Friday (4.abr). Stated in his vote that the defenses would be using the argument of “omission” To justify the rediscussion of the matter, what the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court does not admit. His vote was followed by ministers Alexandre de Moraes, Flávio Dino, Luiz Fux and Cármen Lúcia.
PARA DOWNLOADthe type of appeal – declaration boards – is not the proper procedural means to try to reform the Supreme decision. He also denies that the decision of the class has not faced arguments related to the rules of jurisdiction to judge the case, as well as alleged defense and violation of the custody chain. This is the vote (PDF – 102 kb).
He cited jurisprudence of the Court related to the competence allegations and stated that the full digitized documents and the media seized, required by the defenses, are available to the parties and PGR.
“The arguments of the defense do not at least eliminate the hygidity of the probative documents attached to the file, whose in -depth examination, of course, has no space in the inaugural instant of mere admissibility judgment of the complaint.”he declared.
Regarding the request for nullity, he said that the appropriate time for questions about the procedure adopted and the conclusions achieved by the experts is during the criminal instruction, ie, in the front of the receipt of the complaint. It claimed to be unfeasible any statement of nullity at this procedural moment.
Defendants for corruption
Unanimously, the (Federal Supreme Court) made defendants 2 federal deputies and 1 alternate to the PL (Liberal Party) for the crimes of passive corruption e criminal organization on March 11, 2025. The 1st class already By acceptance of the complaint, and the vote was completed on March 11, 2015. According to Minister Zanin, the investigation gathered sufficient elements to justify the criminal action.
According to PGR’s complaint, the 3 deputies requested R $ 1.66 million to allocate R $ 6.67 million in federal public resources to São José de Ribamar and other municipalities of Maranhão. The Federal Police concluded that Josimar Maranhãozinho led the alleged scheme. The case occurred in 2020.
Accepts the complaint, a criminal action against the accused is filed, with interrogations and testimonials of witnesses. In the end, the deputies will be convicted or acquitted by the 1st class of the Supreme Court, composed by Alexandre de Moraes, Cármen Lúcia, Cristiano Zanin, Flávio Dino and Luiz Fux.
