The minister was the only member of the Federal Supreme Court not to have congratulated, in public or private, on his appointment by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to a vacancy on the court.
Ironically, one of the main criticisms made by opponents of Messiah’s nomination is that he would be “a new Dino” in . I.e,
When contacted, Dino’s advisors say that he will only speak out after the Senate’s deliberation, as happened recently with the Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet.
The nominee promises to behave impartially in court, if approved by the Senate. Attorney General of the Union, he says that he has always performed State functions, despite his ideological proximity to theses defended by the PT.
Dino was Lula’s Minister of Justice and stood out for his combative stance in defending the government.
As soon as his nomination was announced by Lula, Messias received support from several members of the STF. who promised to help him in the Senate confirmation process.
The nod even came from those appointed by former president Jair Bolsonaro,
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