Rosa Weber votes for the annulment of the decree that benefited Daniel Silveira

The President of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Minister Rosa Weber, voted today (3) to annul the pardon decree granted last year by then President Jair Bolsonaro to Daniel Silveira, at the time federal deputy for the PTB of Rio de Janeiro. Rapporteur of the processes that question the decree, the minister understood that Bolsonaro’s act was done with a deviation of purpose. For Weber, the measure revealed “an authoritarian and non-compliant facet of the Constitution”. “The President of the Republic issued a decree of individual pardon absolutely disconnected from the public interest. The truth is that the desired end with the issuance of the pardon decree was to benefit a first-time political ally, legitimately condemned by the STF”, she said. The president also said that the Constitution does not provide for absolute powers and that the decisions of the STF do not need to be confirmed by the other powers. “There are no, under the aegis of the Constitution, public acts that are not susceptible to control. All acts of the Public Power, regardless of who edits or practices them, are subject to inspection and evaluation regarding legality and constitutionality”, she added. After the rapporteur’s vote, the session was suspended and will resume tomorrow (4). Nine more ministers are expected to vote. Understand In May last year, Bolsonaro signed a decree granting constitutional grace to the sentence of Daniel Silveira (PTB-RJ), a supporter of the then president and a member of his base in the Chamber of Deputies. The decree was issued on April 21, one day after the parliamentarian was sentenced by the Supreme Court to 8 years and 9 months in prison for the crimes of trying to prevent the free exercise of powers and coercion in the course of the process that responds to virtual attacks on the Cut. After the publication of the decree, opposition parties appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate Silveira’s conviction. According to the captions, the measure was illegal and to benefit him.

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