Gilmar: appeals must be judged in two days.
"I think we'll wrap this up in two days," said the Supreme Court Justice, regarding the second set of motions for clarification, which will begin to be judged next Wednesday; according to Gilmar Mendes, the arrests of the defendants in AP 470 will also be discussed next week.
247 - Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes predicts that the second set of motions for clarification should be judged in just two days. The appeals, which could lead to the imprisonment of some defendants in Criminal Action 470, will begin to be analyzed next Wednesday, the 13th.
"I think we'll wrap this up in two days, that's the expectation," Gilmar declared this Friday, according to a report in the newspaper O Globo. He also said that the arrests will be discussed next week.
If their motions for clarification are denied, defendants who no longer have the right to appeal in the trial may have their imprisonment ordered. This group includes the whistleblower in the so-called 'mensalão' scandal, former congressman Roberto Jefferson.
Declaratory appeals are filed to clarify points where there were doubts in the judgment, but they do not have the power to reverse the convictions. The justices, however, may understand that the appeal was filed only to prolong the trial. In that case, imprisonment may be ordered immediately.