The reappointment was approved by 45 votes to 26; The number of dissenting votes is the highest ever recorded by the Senate for the PGR leadership since the restoration of democracy
the Federal Senate It was approved on Wednesday 12th of this month With a majority of 45 votes in favor and 26 votes against,reset Paolo Jeunet To the position of Attorney General of the Republic. The result represents the largest rejection of a PGR candidate since 1989, the beginning of the historic series after the restoration of democracy. In the previous vote in 2023, Jounieh received 65 votes in favor and 11 votes against.
Even then, the Attorney General was the one most rejected by the Senate Geraldo Brenderoappointed to the government Fernando Henrique Cardoso. In his 2001 reappointment, Prendero received 18 votes against and 55 votes in favour. He also registered resistance in 1999 when he was reappointed by a vote of 61 to 11 against.
After him, the most important issue was reappointment Rodrigo JannotIn 2015, he was appointed by then-President Dilma Rousseff. At the time, Jeannott received 59 votes in favor and 12 votes against.
The decline in support for Juni comes in the wake of the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) for the attempted coup, a case in which opposition senators accuse the Attorney General’s Office of acting in “collusion” with the government. Federal Supreme Court (stv).
During the hearing in the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ), Junit He noted the role of the PGR in investigations into attacks on the democratic state, INSS fraud, organized crime and human trafficking..
Opposition parliamentarians questioned his position on pardoning those convicted on January 8, requests to dismiss ministers of the Syrian Socialist Front, and the duration of the investigation into fake news.
At the session, Gonet said, “The decision to approve the amnesty is up to Congress, but there are differences from a legal standpoint,” without giving details.
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