TRF-2 denies request from Flávio’s former advisor to ban parade in honor of Lula
The Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region (TRF-2) denied a request presented by a former advisor to senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) to try to prevent the parade of the Acadêmicos de Niterói samba school in honor of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The request was made by Valdenice de Oliveira Meliga, who worked with Flávio when he was a state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj). The decision was signed by judge Ricardo Perlingeiro, while on duty.
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Perlingeiro stated that any losses resulting from the Acadêmicos de Niterói parade “are not irreversible”. The judge claimed that, “in the case of damages of a property nature, as alleged by the appellant, due to an alleged defect in the transfer of public funds, it is observed that the Public Administration has several legal mechanisms to hold the agents involved in any irregularity responsible, and can hold them responsible through the reimbursement of amounts”.
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He also cited a precedent from the Federal Supreme Court (STF) regarding freedom of expression “in the sense that the control and limitation of freedom of expression operate a posteriori, and the Judiciary must justify, in an adequate, necessary and proportionate way, punctual, temporary and exceptional restriction that freedom of expression may have”.
Valdenice Meliga asked the TRF-2 to grant an injunction (that is, provisional) to prevent Acadêmicos de Niterói from “using any symbol, name, image or reference that characterizes personal promotion of any authority during the parades”.
The school will pay tribute to President Lula in the parade this Sunday, the 15th. The president will go to Sapucaí to follow the parade. First lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, will parade. The tribute has caused criticism from the opposition, who see the parade as early electoral propaganda in favor of the PT member.
