Senate can analyze this 4th change in the rules for impeachment of STF ministers
The Senate Constitution and Justice Committee intends to analyze, this Wednesday (10), the project that amends the Impeachment Law for ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
The topic was included on the voting agenda by Senator Otto Alencar (PSD-BA), after the President of the House, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AC), decided to speed up the processing of the text in response to the decision of Minister Gilmar Mendes, who tightened the rules to dismiss his colleagues on the court through a monocratic decision.
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Senator Weverton Rocha (PDT-MA), rapporteur of the proposal, is expected to file his opinion this Tuesday (9). Therefore, the expectation is that the report will be read this Wednesday, which could result in a request for review and, consequently, postpone the vote until next week.
The original project foresees a simple majority to authorize the opening of proceedings against Supreme Court ministers, but Weverton anticipated that his opinion will include the requirement of two-thirds of the votes to start the process, increasing the number from 41 to 54 senators in favor.
Furthermore, the rapporteur intends to tighten the rules for requesting impeachment, although his proposal is milder than the one presented by Mendes. According to Weverton, only entities and bodies such as the OAB, the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and political parties will be able to submit requests. Citizens will also be able to request it, as long as they obtain the support of 1% of the electorate through a petition.
In Gilmar Mendes’ decision, only the PGR could request the opening of proceedings against ministers, justified by the large number of requests accumulated in Congress, especially against ministers Flávio Dino and Alexandre de Moraes.
The new proposal also establishes a 15-day deadline for the President of the Senate to analyze new requests and decide whether to archive or continue the process. Currently, this deadline is indefinite.
Finally, the change prevents archiving from being a unilateral decision by the president. An impeachment request may be dismissed if 54 senators vote in favor.
