The Federal Court (STF) has two votes to maintain the individual decision of the minister Flavio Dino which prohibited the Union from carrying out parliamentary amendments indicated by former federal deputies Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) and Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ). The decision goes through a referendum of ministers during a virtual plenary session of the Court. So far, Dino himself and Alexander of Moraes.
On December 4, in blocking the payment of resources, Dino declared that the parliamentarians had not fulfilled “the minimum obligations inherent” to political representation because they had left Brazil. Both are in the United States.
Eduardo is accused of coercion towards the authorities, because he allegedly acted against the STF ministers who judged Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the action of the coup plot. Ramagem was sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted coup and is on the run.
By voting this Friday, Dino reaffirmed that “parliamentary action in defining the allocation of federal resources through amendments – which today reach billions of dollars and define the conditions for the implementation of public policies – presupposes an institutional presence and political accountability before the electorate”.
According to the minister, the stay of a deputy in another country constitutes an “obvious and irremediable impediment of a technical nature, due to an affront to the principles of legality and morality”, according to the indication of the parliamentary amendments.
Moraes, in turn, only followed Dino in its entirety, without presenting a written vote. Ministers Cristiano Zanin, Cármen Lúcia, Luiz Fux, Dias Toffoli, Kassio Nunes Marques, Edson Fachin, Gilmar Mendes and André Mendonça still have to vote. Voting closes on February 6, 2026.
Ramagem and Eduardo had their mandates revoked by the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday (18). In the official justification for the decision, the Council said it had impeached the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro “for not having attended, during the current legislative session, a third of the deliberative sessions.” As for Ramagem, he lost his mandate because, as a fugitive, he “will no longer attend” the sessions.
In the case of Ramagem, already convicted, the STF noted the loss of his mandate. This measure is a mandatory consequence of the criminal convictions of parliamentarians. After the conviction, the former head of the Brazilian intelligence agency (Abin) fled to the United States. After learning of the escape, Moraes requested his extradition to the country. Ramagem requested political asylum from the U.S. government.
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