The gesture made by the Attorney General of the Federation, Jorge Messias, to the Senate, when he asked Minister Gilmar Méndez, of the Federal Supreme Court, to reconsider the injunction limiting requests for the removal of members of the Court, has not had the expected effect at the moment. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator Davy Alcolombre, said on Thursday that he had not analyzed the statement issued by the Attorney General’s Office (AGU).
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“I haven’t seen the document,” the Colombre said simply, when asked.
Messias faces difficulties in winning the 41 votes needed in the Senate to confirm his candidacy for STF membership. The name defended by Alcombre is that of Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG).
Gilmar himself, who denied the AGU’s request for reconsideration, criticized Messias in his order Thursday. The minister stressed that the African Union did not speak publicly before the decision, despite the provocation. He pointed out that “about two months after the specified date, the union prosecutor expressed his opinion on the case.”
Gilmard also stated that there was no formal request for reconsideration and that the AGU had used an “informal procedure”, not provided for by law.
In another setback for Messias on Thursday, Minister Flavio Dino, of the STF, described the agreement struck by AGU and Axia, formerly Eletrobras, as “embarrassing.” The judge criticized the inclusion of “Al-Jaboti” about Eletronuclear in the settlement, as well as the failure to consult the company’s employees.
Although they were cabinet colleagues, when Dino headed the Ministry of Justice, they were not close, and even objected to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2023.
— It is very embarrassing for me, as a Brazilian, that the Federal Prosecutor’s Office has concluded this agreement. embarrassed. In two ways, first by this elephant-sized turtle. The other aspect is that through this platform, lawyers have repeatedly said that workers are not being heard. Dino said, in a session in the court’s plenary session, that this is not a political choice, but rather a constitutional decision.
Ministers are analyzing an agreement that has increased the federal government’s involvement on Axia’s board. The agreement was made after the STF executive questioned the decline in its representation following the privatization of the previous Eletrobras.
The STF established a reconciliation, and during the talks, points related to nuclear electronics were included. As agreed, Axia will no longer be obligated to invest in the construction of the Angra 3 nuclear plant, if the government decides to continue with the project.
In a memorandum issued on Monday, Dino stated that he did not comment on Messias’ appointment to the STF because he considered the topic “politically controversial” and still being analyzed by the Senate.
Messias’ hearing was scheduled to be held in the Senate Constitution and Justice Committee next week, but the Planalto Palace did not send the presidential letter containing the official nomination to the House of Representatives. Thus, the session was cancelled, much to the annoyance of the Colombri.
On Thursday, the government’s leader in Congress, Senator Randolph Rodriguez (PT-AP), said it will be done next year, as there will be no time left this year.
The previous day, the rapporteur of the nomination to the International Court of Justice, Weverton Rocha (PDT-MA), admitted that today Messias does not have the votes necessary for his approval.
The cancellation of the hearing gave the government time to gain support, but it also revealed more clearly the irritation caused by the Union Prosecutor’s choice over Pacheco.
However, the internal assessment is that pushing the hearing closer to the 2026 election increases the risk of electoral contamination and could harm the integrity of the nomination.
Weverton Rocha said that Lula will search for Alcombre at the beginning of next week. The rapporteur had lunch on Monday with the President. When the session was cancelled, the President of the Senate said that he was “surprised” that the government had not sent the presidential message, in what he considered “interference in the agenda” of the Senate.