President of the Senate openly demonstrated resistance to Lula’s nominee to the STF; Vieira declared a favorable vote during the hearing at the Senate CCJ
The senator (MDB-SE) said this Wednesday (April 29, 2026) that the president of the Senate, (União Brasil-AP), sought him out to vote against the nomination of Jorge Messias to the Federal Supreme Court. When questioned by Poder360 When the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission) left the Senate, Vieira confirmed that this was one of the topics.
During the Messias hearing, the senator from Sergipe declared a vote in favor of the Union’s attorney general. He was applauded by government supporters. The president of the Senate openly demonstrated resistance to the (PT) nominee.
O Poder360 he also sought advice from Davi Alcolumbre, via WhatsApp, to obtain a position on Vieira’s statement. There was no response until the publication of this report.
This Wednesday (April 29), the Senate’s CCJ approved Messias’ nomination to the STF. There were 16 votes in favor and 11 against. At least 14 votes were needed.
A lasted more than 8 hours. After deliberation, Messiah’s name was submitted to the plenary, where it was rejected: there were 42 votes against and 34 in favor – 7 less than the 41 necessary.
Now, the PT member will have to submit another name. According to , a nominee by the President of the Republic was rejected by the Senate.
Government minimizes
The leader of the Government in the Senate, (PT-BA), was questioned by this digital newspaper about Alcolumbre’s actions. “You people in the press always tell me that he is asking against it. I don’t know. I don’t listen to Davi Alcolumbre. He has the right to do whatever he wants”he declared in a speech to journalists.
The information about Alcolumbre’s performance against Messias gained strength at the end of the afternoon.
