Victorious in the Supreme Court, Renan slams Marco Aurélio
Senate President Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL) says that Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurélio Mello, who ordered his removal from office through a preliminary injunction, "with these clumsy decisions, will end up going down in history through the back door"; he says he disagrees that he disregarded a Supreme Court injunction by refusing to receive the court officer with the summons; "I don't agree. The [Senate] board decided otherwise – and there was nothing to do but follow that decision."
247 - Having won a Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruling that decided he should remain president of the Senate, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL) harshly criticized the minister who issued the injunction that removed him, Marco Aurélio Mello, in an interview with journalist Luiz Maklouf Carvalho, from the newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo.
According to Renan, "with these clumsy decisions, he will end up going down in history through the back door." Regarding the injunction, Renan opined: "absolutely hasty. With an accusation of embezzlement where there isn't even a court ruling, against the president of a branch of government that has sought to maintain the Senate on a level of responsibility and balance."
Marco Aurélio made the decision to remove Renan from office based on the trial that made him a defendant for embezzlement. After being defeated in the plenary session, the minister appealed to his colleagues and harshly criticized Renan. "That was a desperate move," commented the senator. "I didn't quite understand Marco Aurélio," he added.
The senator also says he disagrees that he disregarded a Supreme Court injunction by refusing to receive the court officer with the summons on two occasions. "I don't agree. The [Senate] board decided otherwise – and there was nothing to do but follow that decision," he said.