STF rejects return of Marcos do Val’s passport and unblocking of social networks

The First Panel of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) rejected last Friday (13) the appeal against the decision that determined the seizure of the Marcos do Val (Podemos-ES) passport since August. Furthermore, the blocking of your social networks remains in place.

The politician tried to appeal on the grounds that the lack of a passport “prevents the exercise of his own role as Senator of the Republic, especially at events, commissions and international organizations”, and that the blocking of social networks “interferes with the performance” of his role. activity.

The rejection of his appeal was unanimous. “The person being investigated insists on failing to comply with the orders imposed on him, by delivering a speech with visibly untrue content so that they can be replicated on third-party social networks, in clear affront and complete contempt for the Judiciary,” wrote the rapporteur, Alexandre de Moraes.

Marcos do Val had his passport withheld on suspicion of being part of a group that was carrying out a coercion campaign against federal police officers.