Minister Flavio Dino, of the STF (Federal Supreme Court), on Thursday (4) prevented the Executive from launching or implementing any new amendments to Representatives Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) or Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ) because they are outside Brazil.
According to the rapporteur, in the decision taken within the framework of parliamentary amendments, there is no legitimate parliamentary mandate from Miami, Paris, or Rome.
“There is no legitimate exercise of the Brazilian parliamentary function with a permanent headquarters in Washington, Miami, Paris or Rome. The parliamentary mandate is not compatible with a complete transnational telework system, especially since the promotion of the basic objectives of the Republic, enshrined in Article 3 of the Constitution, presupposes experience of Brazilian social reality and direct work with state institutions,” Dino said in his decision.
Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) has been absent from sessions since March, a period during which the maintenance of his advisors cost the public treasury more than R$ 1 million.
Ramajim fled to the United States during the Special Forces coup plot trial, an operation in which he was sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison for his participation in the coup attempt.
The Supreme Court also decided to lose the mandate, but Mota is still evaluating whether to repeat the procedure followed with Zambelli, sending it to the Central Court of Justice (Constitution and Justice Committee), or whether the Chamber’s Board of Directors will issue a decision to lose the mandate.