The Chairman of the Chamber’s Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ), Paulo Azzi (Uniao Brasil-BA), agreed with the view and postponed the vote on the process of losing the mandate of federal MP Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) this Tuesday (2/12). Voting is scheduled to take place next Wednesday (10/12).
The rapporteur of the case, Diego Garcia (R-PR), filed an opinion opposing the impeachment of the parliamentarian because he was “not sure” that she had ordered the attack on the National Council of Justice (CNJ) system, a crime for which the Supreme Federal Court (STF) sentenced her to 10 years in prison and the loss of her mandate.
In May, the representative left the country on the eve of the decision and headed to Italy, the country of which she holds citizenship. However, she ended up being arrested and detained awaiting ruling on her extradition request to Brazil.
The representative from Paraná read about 140 pages of his report before the committee. Garcia explained that the decision was based on an interpretation of the records that he was not able to see, as the process was carried out in secret, and that he had “serious and deep doubts” about the accusations against Zambelli.
Garcia also criticized Zambelli’s conviction in the hacking case. According to him, the ruling “was issued exclusively on the basis of the testimony of Walter Delgatti,” who changed the clarification on various occasions.
“If the Federal Supreme Court recognizes that questionable testimonies and some files received via email are sufficient to justify a criminal conviction, this Council cannot, and should not, reproduce such reasoning to nullify the parliamentary mandate,” he said in the report.
According to the parliamentarian, he had requested access to the full text on various occasions, but the rapporteur, Minister Alexandre de Moraes, would have blocked him. Garcia also claimed that there was evidence of “political persecution” and that Minister Alexandre de Moraes was a “victim” and “ruler.”
PT activates STF
The Chamber’s Labor leader, Lindbergh Farias (RJ), said on Tuesday (12/2) that he will submit an injunction to the STF for the Board of Directors to comply with the court’s decision and declare the loss of the mandate of federal MP Carla Zambelli.
For Lindbergh, this opinion symbolizes the process of frustration in the chamber and that judicial decisions must be adhered to.
He told reporters, “It is necessary for the Chamber to take a position because the path is the path to weakening the institution. Here they complain when I enter the Supreme Court. I want to announce that I am entering today with a security mandate from the Supreme Court, directed to the Chamber’s Board of Directors and the Chamber’s President, so that the explicit judicial decision with this ruling is implemented.”