According to Suplicy, Barbosa owes Lewandowski an apology.
According to the PT senator, the president of the Supreme Court should reconsider what he said, in order to safeguard the image of serenity of the Supreme Court and ensure that the eleven justices set an example of civility and mutual respect; last week, Joaquim Barbosa accused Ricardo Lewandowski of engaging in "chicanery" during a session of Criminal Action 470.
The Senate Agency - Senator Eduardo Suplicy (PT-SP) said in the Plenary, this Monday (19), that the president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Joaquim Barbosa, should apologize to Minister Ricardo Lewandowski for the language he used last week in the judgment of appeals from the defendants in the Mensalão case.
At the time, Barbosa described as "chicanery" an interpretation by Lewandowski - whom Suplicy described as "a man of extraordinary résumé and respected by all Brazilians" - regarding appeals that could favor some of the defendants.
"It is the right of the parties to have the motions for clarification considered and discussed, even if they are not intended to re-litigate the case," the senator opined.
According to Suplicy, Barbosa should reconsider what he said in order to safeguard the image of serenity of the Supreme Court and ensure that the eleven justices set an example of civility and mutual respect. The congressman mentioned the support of lawyers, judges, and journalists for the apology to Lewandowski, preferably in the Supreme Court plenary.