During an event in Sao Paulo, Minister also defended the competence of the First Class of the Supreme Court to judge the former president in the case of the alleged scam, ensuring that the decision will be impartial
The Minister of Gilmar Mendes, said that “there is no room for games” regarding the ineligibility of theemphasizing that the decision of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has already become final. During an event in São Paulo, It also defended the STF’s performance in the maintenance of democracy and the legitimacy of the Court to judge the former president. Asked Bolsonaro’s possibility reversing his ineligibility, the minister was emphatic: “I consider that the TSE’s decision on ineligibility has already become res judicata. It has, I think some pending in the Supreme Court, but there is no room for jokes on this theme,” he said.
Gilmar Mendes also defended the competence of the First Class of the Supreme Court to judge the former president in the case of the alleged coup plot, ensuring that the decision will be impartial. “The first class is legitimate and an impartial decision will be given,” he said, citing the trial of Lava Jato proceedings involving President Lula.
The minister praised the role of the institution in the democratic stability of the country. “The Brazilian Supreme Court has saved democracy, of course, along with other organs, such as the National Congress itself,” said Mendes, classifying the Supreme Court as “one of the most recognized and most powerful courts in the world.”
*With information from Misael Mainetti
*Report produced with the aid of AI
