PL leader states that restriction should have been changed for a long time and criticizes attempts at binding
The leader of the PL in the House, (RJ), said on Wednesday (27.ago.2025) that the restriction of the privileged forum should have already been approved “A long time ago.” In conversation with journalists, the deputy pointed out that there is no relationship of the PEC (proposal for amendment to the Constitution) 333 of 2017 with the case of the former president (PL).
The speech came after the mayor, (Republicans-PB), signal that he would put the PEC on the agenda for the plenary this week. “It’s not because of Bolsonaro. It has no one thing to do with the other. If it had something to do with the other, we were going to get in now because of the trial“, Said Sostenes.
The deputy stressed that the PEC that restricts the privileged forum has been under discussion in the House since 2017. “They want to link one thing to another without need”, said Sostenes.
Placing the text in voting was one of the demands of the opposition made to Motta to vacate the board of directors, taken by pocket deputies on August 5 and 6.
End of the forum
Until March 2025, presidents, deputies or senators had their criminal proceedings sent from the Supreme Court (STF) to the 1st instance when they left office.
The court ministers then decided to change their understanding: even after leaving office, presidents, deputies, or senators would continue under the sieve of the Supreme Court.
This change of understanding directly impacts Bolsonaro’s case, accused of trying to give a coup after losing the elections to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) in 2022.
Deputies want to end this rule. Even if approved, the PEC that limits the privileged forum may have no effect on Bolsonaro’s case, which is about to be tried by the Supreme Court.
This report was produced by Journalism intern Isabella Luciano under the supervision of assistant writing secretary Conrado Corsalette.
