The opposition studies how to react to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) after the formation of the majority of the first class of the Court by the overthrow, in part, the decision of the plenary of the House in the case of federal deputy Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ). The group also wants to understand what will be the attitude of the president of the house, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), before the situation.
Ramagem is released, until the end of the mandate, to respond for the crimes of qualified damage and deterioration of overturned assets. The Attorney General’s Office argues that these acts happened after he was graduated deputy and, therefore, the actions must be suspended. On the other hand, processes for violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, coup d’état, and criminal organization continue to run normally.
The understanding of the first class of the Supreme Court so far confronts a decision of the House Plenary last Wednesday (7). Most deputies had approved the suspension of all criminal action against the former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) in the coup plan survey.
Opposition members now see how to proceed, but assess that it will hardly be a quick response or through a single initiative. Especially because they consider that the clash between Congress and the Supreme has been climbing and reached this level of tension over the last 10 years – it was not overnight. In addition, it is a lawsuit, whose situation does not depend on internal votes from the House.
They also claim to be necessary to understand the willingness of Motta, other leaders and party presidents in eventually publicly criticizing the decision of the first class. Behind the scenes, the opposition recalls that Motta, as a presidential candidate, pledged to defend what they see being the constitutional prerogatives of the house as a campaign promise. There are those who cover a joint attitude, with the participation of the Senate.
Governing deputies saw in the decision of their colleagues an unconstitutional amnesty maneuver and a gap to benefit former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and other defendants for the attempted coup. They also complained about the speed with which the matter was touched in the House, with Motta’s permission.
The government base evaluates that the movement was dangerous. The calculation is that Motta played against the Plateau by guiding the action to free branch so quickly. The attitude of the mayor was considered “unfortunate” by the group, who remembered the pressure that Bolsonarists make for the approval of the Amnesty project.
Of the 315 deputies who approved the Pro-Ramage decision, 197 are from Lula’s allied base-about 63% of the votes. Juscelino Filho (Brazil-MA Union), Lula’s Minister of Communications until last month, was one of those who voted for.
Along with the opposition, centrão leaders see an interference from the Supreme Court in a prerogative that they consider to be exclusive to Parliament. Added to this is their dissatisfaction with decisions involving parliamentary amendments and other investigations, for example.
Also this Friday, the first class of the Supreme Court formed a majority to condemn Mrs Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) to 10 years in prison for invasion of the National Council of Justice (CNJ) systems and insertion of false documents.
Zambelli has lost space and has become a kind of non grateful persona in the opposition since the episode in which he pointed to a gun for a man in the middle of the street on the eve of the second round of the 2022 presidential election.
