The Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet, will be questioned before the Senate Committee on the Constitution and Justice (CCJ) this Wednesday (12/11). The committee will then vote on reappointment. If approved, it would be submitted to the full House of Representatives, which would need a simple majority to lead the PGR for another two years.
The reappointment was sent by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) in August and received by the Senate in September, but was only sent by Casa Alta president Davi Alcolumbre (Brazilian Unity, Associated Press) in October.
Approval must be done in a rigorous manner, unlike in 2023, when it was approved with 23 votes in favor and 4 against in the CCJ and 65 votes in favor and 11 against in the plenary session.
The opposition should launch an attack against the attorney general at the interrogation stage, given that Mr. Gone led the Federal Ministry of Public Affairs (MPF) in the coup attempt against former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and his allies.
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Rapporteur Senator Omar Aziz (PSD-AM) read out the opinion at the CCJ’s final meeting held on 5 November. To him, Mr. Gone meets the constitutional requirements for the position.
Mr. Aziz still emphasized in the text the role of the PGR chief during the anti-democratic attack on January 8. “It is also worth noting the technical measures taken in hundreds of criminal cases and non-prosecution agreements, including against those primarily responsible for attacks on democracy in the country, as already acknowledged in various convictions handed down by the Supreme Court of the Union (STF),” he wrote.
delay in reappointment
As shown in big cityIn a column by Igor Gadelha, after Minister Luis Roberto Barroso resigned as chairman, Mr. Alcolumbre had put Mr. Gone’s reappointment on hold in order to reach an agreement with President Lula on new appointments to the STF.
My favorite is Jorge Messias. This Wednesday’s hearing (12/11) will serve as a thermometer for the government to see what the outcome of the Attorney General’s Office (AGU) vote in the Senate will be.
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