Legal experts finalize preliminary draft of new impeachment law. 'Robust text,' says Lewandowski.
"The project will make the impeachment process more effective, guarantee the right to defense, and prevent it from being trivialized," said legal expert Marcus Vinicius Furtado Coelho.
Current Brazil Network - A committee of jurists created by the Senate approved on Monday (21) a draft bill that revises the Impeachment Law (Law 1.079, of 1950). According to the president of the committee, Supreme Federal Court (STF) minister Ricardo Lewandowski, the content of the proposal will only become public after formal delivery to the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG).
The project defines crimes of responsibility and regulates the procedures for the removal of the President of the Republic and other officials. Composed of 12 legal experts, the commission was formed in March. In September, the group was given two months to complete its work. See the list of members here.
More effective process
“We will present to the constellation of eminent members of the National Congress a dense, robust, and updated text that ensures the Impeachment Law incorporates all the provisions of the 1988 Constitution regarding those responsible for crimes of responsibility. It was an arduous task that demanded a great deal of time from all of us,” declared Lewandowski.
“This project will make the impeachment process more effective, guarantee the right to defense, and prevent it from being trivialized,” stated Marcus Vinicius Furtado Coelho, former president of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB). He was one of the members of the commission.
Space open for suggestions.
Senator Eduardo Girão (Podemos-CE) criticized the lack of certain names (citing the conservatives Ives Gandra Martins and Modesto Carvalhosa). He also criticized the fact that former President Dilma Rousseff retained her political rights despite the impeachment. Furthermore, he complained about the Judiciary's "overstepping of its authority."
“Throughout this time, we gathered suggestions not only from the members of the commission, but we also opened a space for civil society, which was able to express itself through the internet, which was open throughout this entire period,” Lewandowski reacted. Regarding the impeachment, the minister recalled that there was a sovereign decision by the Senate, including the maintenance of political rights.
Furthermore, he stated that the Supreme Federal Court (STF) "has strictly acted within the competencies assigned to it by the Federal Constitution." Legal experts also expressed support for the minister, due to his role in Dilma's impeachment process in 2016.
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