President appointed professionals to regional courts of 8 states, including Ceará and Mato Grosso do Sul
The President (PT) appointed on Tuesday (6.MAI.2025) professionals to integrate regional electoral courts of 8 states. One of the appointed for the position of substitute judge was lawyer Pedro Paulo Guerra Medeiros, who has worked in the defense of the governor of Goiás (União Brasil).
Caiado is a critic of Lula. From the right, if the petista and wants to compete in the 2026 presidential elections. The indication of a name that has already acted with an adversary is not an unlawful act, but can be considered contradictory by supporters of the chief executive.
O Poder360 He confirmed that Pedro Paulo worked in the defense team during a lawsuit around 2019 and 2020. It was in a case involving moral damages against former Goian governor (PSDB).
The lawyer who commanded Caiado’s team was Alexandre Alencastro Veiga Hsung, son -in -law of the current governor.
O Poder360 He sought the press office of Pedro Paulo Guerra Medeiros’s office through WhatsApp to ask if he would like to comment on the nomination, which can be considered contradictory. The message in search of the position was sent at 17:38 of this Wednesday (7.mai).
“I have no side or party. My commitment is to law and the Constitution. This is how I have been advocating for 27 years. I have already defended, with equal zeal, governors, senators, deputies, mayors and public figures of different ideological currents.”said the lawyer in a response note. Read the full at the end of the report.
Regional Electoral Courts are bodies responsible for, among other functions, responding on matters related to elections in the states. They also investigate the results in the voting for governor, deputy governor and members of the National Congress.
Other indications of Lula
Learn below who were the names chosen by Lula for the TRE (Regional Electoral Court) of each state:
- Hélio João Pepe de Moraes – Enter the place of Renan Sales Vanderlei in the Holy Spirit;
- Márcio de Ávila Martins Filho – Enter the place of José Eduardo Chemin Cury in Mato Grosso do Sul;
- Rodrigo Clemente de Brito Pereira – Enter the place of Maria Cristina Paiva Santiago in Paraíba;
- MHércio Cerqueira Monteiro – Enter the place of Danilo Costa Luiz in Bahia;
- LEONARDO ROBERTO OLIVEIRA DE VASCONCELOS – Enter the place of Rogério Feitosa Carvalho Mota in Ceará;
- Pedro Paulo Guerra de Medeiros – Enter the place of José Mendonça Carvalho Neto in Goiás;
- MARCELO ALEXANDRE OLIVEIRA DA SILVA MORGADO – Enter the place of Persio Oliveira Landim in Mato Grosso;
- AUDERI MARTINS CARNEIRO FILHO – Enter the place of Guilado Cesá Medeiros Graça in Piauí.
The appointment was also a nod to the mayor, (Republicans-PB). The congressman articulated with allies with access to the Planalto Palace the nomination of Rodrigo Clemente to the position of Judge of TRE-PB (Regional Electoral Court of Paraíba).
The nominations were published this Wednesday (7.mai) in the Official Gazette. This is the document (PDF – 107 kb).
Read the position of lawyer Pedro Paulo Guerra Medeiros:
“My law is focused on customers who need it, not ideologies.
“I am a lawyer for the legitimate interests of those who seek me, always based on the constitution and due process. Just as the judge does not judge the cover of the case, I do not choose causes for political convenience. Where there is a need to guarantee rights, I will be there.
“I have no side or party. My commitment is to law and the Constitution. This is how I have been advocating for 27 years. I have already defended, with equal zeal, governors, senators, deputies, mayors and public figures of different ideological currents, including all living governors of Goiás and, by appointment of the Supreme Court, I acted as an ad hoc lawyer Dilma Rousseff.
“My trajectory combines an intense experience in the courts with solid academic background. I am a postdoctoral degree in law and I have an integral dedication to law. Over the years, I built a technical, ethical and combative reputation, always in the service of legality and fundamental guarantees.
“Currently, besides being a federal counselor by Goiás, chaired the National Commission of Prerogatives of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association. I am proud to donate to the Brazilian law, as I always did. Now I take this same academic, professional and institutional experience to the Regional Electoral Court of my state. I do this as a lawyer who believes in democracy, institutions and the importance of due process of legal process, regardless of partisan color.
“Advocacy is my mission and I will remain in it.
Like every person who values public interest knows that each one needs to contribute a little for the whole, thinking collectively, as a Christian and as a citizen, I see that this is the time to donate me, as I always donate to the OAB, now also to the Electoral Justice and the democracy of my country. During this term, I want to lend to TRE-GO my experience of more than two decades in law, my institutional experience and my academic background. ”
