Despite being affected by the "clean slate" law, Demosthenes may be a candidate.
Despite being disqualified under the Clean Slate Law, former senator Demóstenes Torres (PTB-GO) obtained clearance from the Supreme Federal Court to run for senator in the October elections; the warning was issued by journalist Merval Pereira, spokesperson for the Marinho family; "The decision sets a dangerous precedent, as the Clean Slate Law does not provide for any appeal to the Supreme Federal Court," says Merval.
Goiás 247 - Despite being affected by the Clean Slate Law, former senator Demóstenes Torres (PTB-GO) obtained clearance from the Supreme Federal Court to run for senator in the October elections.
The warning was issued by journalist Merval Pereira, spokesperson for the Marinho family. Read an excerpt:
"The decision was made by a 3-2 vote in the Supreme Court's Second Chamber, and was confirmed yesterday by Toffoli. The argument for overriding the Clean Slate Law, which stipulates that, in addition to those convicted in the second instance, politicians who have been impeached, as is the case with Demóstenes, are also ineligible, is that the former senator could not be considered ineligible because the evidence that justified his impeachment was ultimately annulled by the courts."
The decision sets a dangerous precedent, as the Clean Record Law does not provide for any appeal to the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The Senate, which impeached Demostenes, was simply ignored in the decision. But it is also unlikely that the process that convicted Lula will be annulled by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), which is responsible for analyzing appeals.
Demóstenes Torres had his Senate mandate revoked in 2012, accused of breach of parliamentary decorum for using his mandate to favor the illegal gambling operator Carlos Augusto Ramos, known as Carlinhos Cachoeira. The Senate's decision made him ineligible to run for office until 2027.