Representative Zucco (PL-RS), leader of the opposition in the Chamber of Deputies, made an appeal this Wednesday, 3rd, for the president of the House, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), to propose amendments to the Constitution (PECs) against the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and announced support for a PEC of “legal security of impeachment”, in reaction to the decision by STF minister Gilmar Mendes that makes it difficult for members of the Court to be deposed.
Zucco said that he supports the Chamber to discuss, in addition to this proposal that is in the signature collection phase, the PEC of monocratic decisions and another proposal that creates mandates for STF ministers.
In the case of the PEC on “legal security of impeachment”, the proposal was drafted by Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) and other opposition parliamentarians.
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According to Zucco, the text places in the Constitution the possibility that anyone can submit a request for impeachment and creates the possibility of automatic opening of the process.
If approved, this PEC will allow the impeachment process against a Supreme Court minister to be automatically opened if a request has the support of 3/5, that is, 49 of the 81 senators. In addition to these two provisions, the text gives exclusive competence to the Senate to prosecute and judge ministers of the Court, without the participation of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR).
Novo has already formulated a similar PEC at this time in the Chamber and is also collecting signatures from parliamentarians.
“Either this Congress responds accordingly or they bring the keys and close the people’s House,” said Zucco. Other opposition deputies and senators followed the speech, who also protested. “We cannot give up a prerogative that is essential for the Senate of the Republic, for the States of the Federation and for the Brazilian people”, stated Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), leader of the opposition in the Senate.
The injunction presented by Gilmar this Wednesday, 3rd, removed “every citizen” the right to report a crime of responsibility against a STF minister. According to the dean’s decision, the complaint will be made solely by the PGR.
Furthermore, the quorum for the removal of a minister was changed to two-thirds of the Senate (54 of 81). Until then, the process of impeaching a STF judge progressed by a simple majority of votes.
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“The practice of impeachment of ministers, when used in an abusive or instrumentalized way, is not limited to an attack on individuals, but is configured as an attack on the structure of the Rule of Law itself”, argued Gilmar.
