The Attorney General’s Office defended the holding of a direct election to choose the governor of Rio who will carry out a buffer mandate until a new head of the Rio Executive is voted by the population in the October elections.
In a statement sent to the Federal Supreme Court (STF), the electoral deputy attorney general, Alexandre Espinosa, maintains that, even with the voluntary departure of Cláudio Castro, through resignation from his position, the vacancy is due to the conviction imposed by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). In this case, the law would determine that the choice takes place through popular election.
Cláudio Castro (PL) left office on March 23, one day before the resumption of the trial at the TSE that resulted in his ineligibility and could have led to the revocation of his mandate, had he not resigned.
The decision for an election with a popular vote could frustrate Castro’s plans, who with the maneuver mainly tried to avoid the seat being occupied by a member of the opposition, which would make the contest in October more difficult.
In the text, Espinosa emphasizes that it is necessary to apply what the Electoral Code says, since the Superior Electoral Court understood that Castro’s resignation “did not have the intended effects”. The demonstration was presented as part of the action reported by minister Cristiano Zanin, who suspended the holding of indirect elections in Rio in March.
The Court will judge this Wednesday, 8th, whether the format of the election for the buffer mandate will remain indirect. So far, four ministers have publicly positioned themselves in favor of direct elections, but the possibility of the choice being made by state deputies will also be under discussion.
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