Mello Franco says Moraes should at least try to keep up appearances.
"The Constitution establishes that Supreme Court justices are chosen by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The rule is old, and Moraes cannot be held responsible for the criminal records of parliamentarians. However, the circumstances should demand a more sober attitude from someone who intends to wear the robes of a Supreme Court justice. It doesn't look good for the future judge to fraternize so openly with the politicians he will have to judge. Moraes should be more restrained, if only to maintain appearances," writes columnist Bernardo Mello Franco.
247 - "The Constitution establishes that Supreme Court justices are chosen by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The rule is old, and Moraes cannot be held responsible for the criminal records of parliamentarians. However, the circumstances should demand a more sober attitude from someone who intends to wear the robes of a Supreme Court justice. It doesn't look good for the future judge to fraternize so openly with the politicians he will have to judge. Moraes should be more restrained, if only to maintain appearances," writes [the author/source]. columnist Bernardo Mello Franco in Folha de S.Paulo.
"The hand-kissing ceremony has exposed the future minister to embarrassing scenes. Last week, he participated in a lively dinner on the barge Champanhe, anchored in Lake Paranoá. The boat belongs to a substitute politician from Goiás and is known as a "love boat." On Brasília nights, it usually hosts politicians and beautiful women at parties that go on all night."
On Tuesday (14), Moraes made another visit to the Senate. At one of the stops, he posed smiling next to Fernando Collor, accused of receiving R$ 29 million in the Petrobras scandal. The minister has been paying special attention to the members of the Constitution and Justice Committee, which brings together ten suspects of involvement in the scheme."