Prosecutors will filter names to increase Lula's chances of choosing the new Attorney General from the three-person list.
The idea is that prosecutors with little or no chance of being chosen by Lula would be encouraged to withdraw from the list.
247 - Federal prosecutors are working to ensure that President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) follows the criterion of choosing the Attorney General of the Republic through a shortlist of three candidates drawn up by the category, since Lula's allies advocate that he choose someone he trusts to lead the Attorney General's Office (PGR).
According to the journalist's column Carolina BrigidoAccording to UOL, the prosecutors argue that the shortlist should only include candidates with a real chance of being chosen for the position. "In other words: prosecutors with little or no chance of being chosen by Lula would be encouraged to give up the position before even trying."
According to the report, Lula's allies argue that he should choose someone he trusts to avoid the risk of being without judicial protection during his third term.
"When he was president, Lula appointed members from the three-person list and ended up without judicial protection. The height of the setback was when Antonio Fernando de Souza filed a complaint about the mensalão scandal with the STF (Supreme Federal Court) against important allies of Lula," the columnist points out.
So far, Lula has said that he has not yet decided on the criteria he will use to choose who will be responsible for the Attorney General's Office.
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