Government parliamentarians defend that the nomination for the vacancy in the STF (Supreme Federal Court) be made in November, taking advantage of a moment of improvement in the government’s evaluation. The strategy aims to facilitate the approval process of the future nominee in the Federal Senate.
The choice of moment is considered strategic by allies, who prefer to avoid it occurring close to the electoral period, when criticism of the government tends to intensify. One of the points of concern is the opposition’s questioning about the number of nominations to the Supreme Court.
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The parliamentarians’ proposal is to hold the hearing for the future STF minister together with that of Paulo Gonet, Attorney General of the Republic.
Otto Alencar, who chairs the Constitution and Justice Commission, has already signaled the possibility of this joint agenda for November.
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The main argument in its favor is the guarantee of a minister with an established dialogue with parliamentarians, especially at a time when sensitive issues, such as parliamentary amendments, are under discussion in the Court.
. The final decision, however, remains in the hands of Lula, who will be able to choose different criteria when choosing the new member of the Supreme Court.
