The president of the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) and leader of Cláudio Castro’s government in the Legislative Assembly of Rio (Alerj), deputy Rodrigo Amorim (União), denied the interest of the Palácio Guanabara in the vote that will decide whether Rodrigo Bacellar (União) will remain in prison. GLOBO noted that government secretary André Moura had called certain parliamentarians to advise them to vote in favor of release.
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The lobby would have arisen from the personal initiative of the secretary and not from a request from Castro. André Moura is one of the candidates proposed by Bacellar to the first level of the government of Rio de Janeiro.
— There is no government directive on the subject. It is understood that this is an internal and restricted matter of the House, — said Amorim.
This Monday, the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) decided, by four votes to three, to submit a draft resolution to the plenary of Alerj so that parliamentarians can express their opinion on whether or not to revoke the arrest of Rodrigo Bacellar (União), president of the Chamber, determined by the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The vote is scheduled for 3 p.m. Deputy Rodrigo Amorim (União), president of the commission, chaired the collegial session. During a meeting marked by an exchange of accusations and a tense atmosphere, the deputies even proposed that a second vote in plenary also determine whether, in the event of release, Bacellar would remain at the head of the Assembly. Amorim stressed, however, that they would only discuss the constitutionality of the prison. Bacellar was arrested during a federal police operation last Wednesday.
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During the debate, Amorim was afraid to confront Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF. This statement is a response to MP Vitor Junior (PDT), who explicitly suggested that the Alerj plenary votes on two amendments: one on the maintenance of the prison and another on the removal of Bacellar from the presidency of the Chamber.
— The Constitution provides that it is we who decide on prison. Once the communiqué is approved, it will be sent to the minister, who will decide what has been decided here. The minister’s decision is absolutely technical, even if we disagree on the substance. But for now, even under penalty of appearing before the Supreme Court, we must stick to prison — declared Rodrigo Amorim.
The CCJ meeting became the scene of clashes and attracted parliamentarians who are not even part of the collegiate body. Some anticipated the vote they would give in plenary, while Amorim stressed that the draft resolution sent to the plenary did not contain an opinion from the CCJ on whether or not to maintain the prison.
In the corridors of the House, Bacellar’s release is already taken for granted. The decision to deliberate only on the arrest was a solution found by parliamentarians who feared possible sanctions from the STF. The behind-the-scenes assessment is that the position opposed to the parliamentarian’s arrest could be interpreted as alignment with the interests of criminal organizations.
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