President Luiz Inácio da Silva (PT) receives this Thursday (31) ministers of the Federal Supreme Court after the.
The invitation is for an informal conversation. To date, the President of the Court are present, the ministers and the Minister of Justice and Public Security, and the Attorney General of the Republic ,.
All STF ministers were invited.
The agenda was defined on Wednesday night (30) when Lula met off the agenda with Barroso to deal with the escalation of the crisis with the government.
The president of the Supreme, then, called his colleagues by inviting. Kassio Nunes Marques and André Mendonça should not attend.
Alexandre de Moraes is still awaited. Flávio Dino is in Maranhão, returning to Brasilia for the STF’s reopening session on Friday morning (1st).
The government announced on Wednesday the financial sanctions to Moraes through the call. The legislation deals with serious violations of human rights. The measure was published on an American Treasury website, which recorded the minister’s inclusion under an OFAC sanction, a foreign asset control firm, which belongs to the United States Treasury Department.
Through this decision, Trump determines the freezing of any good or Moraes assets, and can also ban US financial entities from doing dollar operations with a sanctioned person. This includes the MasterCard and Visa credit card flags, for example.
In a statement, Lula claimed to be unacceptable the interference of the US government in Brazilian courts and supported the minister, stating that the retaliation was motivated by traitory politicians of the homeland.
The note reinforces the discourse focused on national sovereignty and dialogue, stating that any activity that affects the life of the Brazilian population and democracy is subject to norms. “It’s no different for digital platforms,” he said.
After the announcement, Flávio Dino was the first to express solidarity with Moraes.
The attorney general of the Union said that Brazil should not bend to the US and called the arbitrary and unjustifiable. The minister also added that the appropriate measures will be taken, without, however, specifying which they will be.
Later, the Supreme Court manifested itself institutionally by means of a note, in which he said he will not deviate from his role of fulfilling the laws and the Constitution. The text also points out that all decisions made by Moraes were endorsed by other magistrates.
“The Federal Supreme Court will not deviate from its role of fulfilling the constitution and the laws of the country, which ensure all involved the due process and a fair trial,” says the text.
