The Federal Public Defender’s Office (DPU) presented, on behalf of federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), an appeal against the judgment of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) that accepted a complaint against the parliamentarian and made him a defendant.
In the petition, the DPU alleges that Eduardo’s statements that motivated the accusation, in which he defended United States sanctions against Brazilian authorities, were made as part of his mandate as deputy and should be protected by parliamentary immunity.
Last month, the First Panel of the STF decided, unanimously, to receive the complaint presented by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) against Eduardo for coercion during the process. As a result, a criminal action will be opened and the deputy becomes a defendant.
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As Eduardo did not present a lawyer, his defense was the responsibility of the DPU. This Wednesday, the body filed a motion for clarification, a type of appeal used to clarify omissions, contradictions and doubts, in an attempt to review the result.
The Public Defender’s Office alleges that the ministers did not analyze one point in the response to the complaint: that Eduardo’s statements were protected by parliamentary immunity and freedom of expression.
“The statements described in the complaint were made publicly, in interviews, social networks and digital platforms. They deal with political topics, such as relations between Brazil and the United States, economic sanctions, foreign policy, legal proceedings with national repercussions”, alleges the appeal.
For the DPU, “criminalizing political demonstrations on topics of national interest, especially when made by a member of the National Congress, violates freedom of expression and political pluralism”.
