The Senate Constitution and Justice Committee closed its session this Wednesday (10) without reading the opinion on the new impeachment law.
The rapporteur, senator Weverton Rocha (PDT-MA), requested the postponement and argued that the topic should first go through a round of debates in the plenary, a stage that will be held after the parliamentary recess. The movement pushes the process to 2026.
The review of Law 1,079, of 1950, returned to the center of attention after the injunction issued by Minister Gilmar Mendes, against ministers of the Federal Supreme Court.
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The decision was received in the Senate as interference in the powers of the Legislature and reignited pressure for an update to the rules.
Sensitive points
Weverton stated that there are still “gray areas” in the text, especially in the framework of conduct involving the Armed Forces, members of the Public Ministry and public agents who would be subject to the new rules.
According to him, former Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco, author of the proposal, suggested that a debate session in the plenary would help to “refine” concepts and clarify the scope of the report before returning it to the CCJ.
New rite
Pacheco’s proposal establishes a complete reorganization of the impeachment rite. Among the changes, citizens no longer have individual legitimacy to present complaints — which now depend on parties, entities or parliamentarians — and deadlines are defined for the presidents of the Chamber and Senate to express their opinion on each request received.
The text also expands the set of authorities subject to the rules, details hypotheses of criminal liability and creates a process in stages: preliminary analysis, admissibility, instruction and trial.
If the complaint is accepted, the accused authority may be removed for up to 180 days, maintaining salary and structure. The trials will be conducted by a commission chaired by the president of the STF, in the case of cases analyzed by the Senate.
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