ABI (Brazilian Press Association) filed a complaint against President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to Diego Garcia-Sayan, UN (United Nations) Rapporteur on the Independence of the Judiciary. The reason is the amnesty given by the head of state to federal deputy Daniel Silveira (PTB-RJ).
The MP was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison by the STF (Federal Supreme Court) on Wednesday (20) for threatening Court ministers. While the president had the privilege of taking such a stand, his act was considered an insult to the judiciary.
For the party, this is an “usurpation of powers” by the president and an act that violates the independence of the judiciary. The letter, prepared by attorney Carlos Nicodemos, asks the UN rapporteur to hold a meeting for the ABI to present to the representative “threats to democracy and the independence of the judiciary” in Brazil.
The document also asks the rapporteur to follow the case of deputy Daniel Silveira and to take a stand against violations by the UN mechanism.
according to this UOL The decision, announced last week, to grant the federal agency the bounty institute has heightened international concern over Brazilian democracy. The president’s questions of the judiciary are on the radar of international organizations as one of the main aspects of the authoritarian threat looming over Brazil in 2022.
Also last year, on the eve of the September 7 commemoration, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that he was concerned about threats to the Federal Supreme Court and was “watching closely” the country’s situation. collection of verbs.
According to the entity, the South American Regional Office “reiterates the importance of maintaining its concerns over the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, as well as hate speech against indigenous peoples and threats to institutions such as the Federal Supreme Court.” .
It’s not the first time that Diego Garcia-Sayan, UN (United Nations) Rapporteur on the Independence of the Judiciary, has to deal with cases involving Bolsonaro.
In 2020, he sent a letter to the Brazilian government requesting clarification on the operations against lawyers, openly questioning the impartiality of Marcelo Bretas and citing the judge’s closeness to Jair Bolsonaro.
In the document, the rapporteur also reminded Brazil that it was “obligatory for judges to be impartial and noted Judge Bretas’ alleged links with political authorities, including President Jair Bolsonaro”.
“On September 17, the Special Board of the Federal District Court for the 2nd District ruled by an overwhelming majority – 12 votes to 1 – that the judge’s open support of the President of Brazil was incompatible with his professional obligations. It was stated that he started a disciplinary investigation against the judge.
A year ago, then Minister of Justice Sérgio Moro was focused. García-Sayán warned that the information released (about the behind-the-scenes messages of Operation Lava Jato) “will call into question an absolutely fundamental element in criminal proceedings in general and in large-scale criminal prosecutions in particular, the principles of honesty and impartiality in judicial decisions”.
“Several countries have clear provisions in their domestic law, and Brazil is no exception, where the role of the prosecutor should be independent and different from the role of judges. Each has to evolve in itself,” he said.
source: Noticias
