After the defeat in , the Union’s attorney general, , thanked this Thursday (30) the support of the minister , of the (Federal Supreme Court), who worked to try to approve his name for a vacancy on the court.
Messias classified the months in which he sought to garner favorable votes from senators after being nominated to the court by the president () as a “challenging journey” and said that Mendonça’s support in the process was one of the “greatest honors” of his life.
“Your posture reflects integrity, kindness and coherence, serving as a source of inspiration for an entire generation of judges”, wrote the AGU to Mendonça in a post on social media. “May God bless you abundantly for your steadfastness in upholding the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ,” he added.
Messias made the publication in response to a tweet by Mendonça, who on Thursday night (29) said he respected the Senate’s decision, but regretted the rejection by the Union’s attorney general.
“Brazil misses the opportunity to have a great minister of the Supreme Court. Messias is a man of character, integrity and who meets the constitutional requirements to be a minister of the STF”, wrote the magistrate on X (former Twitter).
The minister also said that the AGU “fought the good fight”. “A true friend is not present at parties; he is present in difficult moments. Messiah, come out of this battle with your head held high”, he stated.
as to Sheetthe campaign by Supreme Court ministers with senators to try to approve the nomination of Jorge Messias included the influence of Mendonça, a change in the position of and a meeting mediated by .
In a secret vote, however, 42 senators voted against approval, while 34 of the 41 required were in favor. The decision represented a historic defeat for Lula, being the first time that the Senate.
Ministers assessed after the defeat that the power of influence of the magistrates who acted in favor of Messias — Mendonça, , Gilmar and Zanin — proved to be lower than initially predicted, according to the Sheet.
A magistrate told an interlocutor that it was worrying that Mendonça was the rapporteur of two of the most controversial cases in politics (the INSS and Banco Master) and yet he was unable to turn in enough votes among opposition senators.
Mendonça was the Union’s attorney general and is also an evangelical. Despite having been confirmed to the Supreme Court, like Messias, the minister also faced resistance in the Senate.
Appointed by the then president (PL), Mendonça received 18 votes in favor and 9 against in the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission). It was approved with 47 to 32 in the plenary.
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