Lindbergh says Moraes’ Zambelli decision a ‘victory’ and Sóstenes slams minister: ‘psychopath dictator’ | Policy

“This is a victory for the rule of law, the separation of powers and respect for the final decisions of the Federal Court. We will continue to be vigilant so that no authority violates the Constitution through casuistry or regimental maneuvers,” Lindbergh said on social media.

For the PT member, the minister “reestablished the authority of the Court”, emphasizing that the Plenary Assembly of the Chamber “cannot review, relativize or ignore the automatic effect resulting from a criminal conviction”.

On the other hand, the decision was contested by Sóstenes, who alleges an affront on the part of the Supreme Court: “The psychopathic dictator who now rules the three Powers has attacked again. When a minister overturns the sovereign decision of the House and overturns the popular vote, it ceases to be Justice and becomes an absolute abuse of power,” said the MP.

For him, there is also “an act of institutional usurpation: a man who attacks Parliament and the will of the people. This hurts democracy within it. If the system does not like the elected official, it tries to destroy him on the carpet”, he underlined.

Moraes decreed the immediate loss of the mandate of the federal deputy Carla Zambelli and determined that the President of the House, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB)takes up his duties as deputy of the parliamentarian within a maximum of 48 hours.

Zambelli was sentenced by the Supreme Court to ten years in prison for hacking into the National Council of Justice’s systems and five years for illegal possession of a firearm. In addition to the condemnation of the closed regime, the STF ministers determined the loss of the position, but the House maintained the mandate of parliamentarian, in a vote held on Wednesday (10).

The MP fled Brazil in June, shortly after her first conviction was confirmed, and was arrested in July in Italy, where she is awaiting the outcome of extradition proceedings.

Moraes asked Flávio Dino, chair of the first STF panel, to schedule an extraordinary virtual session for Friday (12). The trial will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.