The minister, of the (Supreme Federal Court), said on Thursday (18) that the approved by the House will not affect.
“The processes that are already ongoing will follow their course, a denunciation already received. The logic that happened in the past, initially was a very large protection to parliamentarians. If there was no license, there was no process,” said the STF dean.
Gilmar pointed out that the proposal approved by the House provides for a period of 90 days for Congress to deliberate on the opening of investigation against parliamentarians. If the deadline is exceeded, the authorization is automatic.
“It is a change, but we need to evaluate if it will actually be a course to this impulse [de impunidade]”He added.
The Supreme Minister said that the old model adopted by the Constitution, not to impose a deadline for the resolution of Congress, made parliamentarians even evaluate the requests for opening investigation.
“What turned out is that from 1988 to 2001 or 2002, the House and Senate have never perceived. I just think that in three cases the licenses were given. Congress itself did the self -coordination, introducing the possibility of suspension of the processes. Therefore, if there is an abuse or if it understands that an action is abusive, each house can suspend,” he said.
- See how each federal deputy at the Armage PEC voted
The statement given by Gilmar is the first of Supreme Minister since the House approved the Armage PEC. The text provides that investigations against parliamentarians can only be opened at the STF of deputies and senators, in a secret vote.
As Sheet Showed, the Supreme has about and former parliamentarians suspected of crimes related to sending resources. Inquiries, all under confidential, are in at least six offices in the STF.
The fear of the advancement of investigations was one of the reasons cited by the backstage of the House of Centrão to approve the Armage PEC.
