The score is 2-0 against the amendments that relax the rule preventing convicted politicians from running for office
The minister Gilmar Mendesof the Federal Supreme Court (STF), asked for a view this Thursday (28) and suspended the virtual trial of the process that deals with changes made by Congress to make the Clean Record Law more flexible. The rule prevents convicted politicians from running.
To date, the trial score is 2-0 against the changes. The votes were given by the rapporteur, minister Cármen Lúcia, and minister Luiz Fux.
The Court judges a action filed by Rede Sustentabilidade to overturn Complementary Law 219 of 2025, which reduced the count of ineligibility periods. Among the main changes, the law unified the maximum period of ineligibility at 12 years for politicians convicted in several actions for administrative improbity.
If this device is validated by the Courtthe decision can release applications of José Roberto Arruda to the government of the Federal District, from the former federal deputy Eduardo Cunha and former governors of Rio de Janeiro Anthony Garotinho e Sergio Cabral.
The law also changed the framework for counting the period of ineligibility eight years for convicted politicians. According to the text approved by Congress, the period must start from the conviction, and not after the sentence has been served, as is currently done.
