The former minister, from , called it “regrettable” that the new phases of the trial are taking place.
“It is regrettable that there is a change in the quorum. I spent 31 years in the Supreme Court and never left my class”, he stated.
The composition of the panel that judges the case is incomplete after the minister has . As a result, decisions were made by four judges, creating the possibility of a tie.
Despite this, Mello did not criticize Fux for the decision. “Each one has their own conception. Minister Fux is a career judge, he is a very valuable young man”, he declared.
The former minister said he saw no room for the trial to be suspended due to this situation, as some defendants’ defenses postulate.
He once again said that he finds it “extravagant” that the victim of the attacks, the minister, is also a judge. “These are strange times we live in,” he said.
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