Moraes asks the court to seize Roberto Jefferson's retirement pension.

247 - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has asked the São Paulo courts to seize the retirement pension of former Bolsonaro-supporting federal congressman Roberto Jefferson (PTB), based on two lawsuits in which the former congressman was ordered to compensate the judge for moral damages due to offenses he uttered and for attempting to link him to a criminal faction. 

According to the journalist's column Roger GentileAccording to UOL, "the convictions have already become final, meaning Jefferson can no longer appeal the merits of the case. According to updated calculations, including interest and inflation adjustments, the damages now total approximately R$ 159. About R$ 15 has already been seized by the courts from the former congressman's bank accounts. In other words, the debt today stands at around R$ 144."

According to the report, Moraes emphasized in the lawsuit that he has been awaiting payment of the compensation for 15 months and claims that the former congressman breached a payment agreement that he himself had proposed. In the lawsuit, the Supreme Court Justice asks the court to order "that the Chamber of Deputies deposit monthly into a judicial account 30% of the retirement pension received by the PTB member until the debt is paid off. The pension, according to Moraes in the lawsuit, is R$ 23."

Jefferson's defense, in turn, argued that he depends on his retirement pension "to cover the expenses necessary for his survival and that of his family" and highlighted that the Code of Civil Procedure establishes "the unseizability of retirement benefits." 

The São Paulo courts have not yet reviewed the requests for asset seizure made by Alexandre de Moraes.

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