Following the Supreme Court's decision, Eunício returns the anti-corruption bill to the Chamber of Deputies.
The return of the bill by the Senate president, Eunício Oliveira (PMDB-CE), complies with the preliminary injunction granted by Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux, which suspended the vote on the bill in the Chamber of Deputies; Fux argues that there was a procedural error in the bill and ordered that it be voted on again by the deputies; the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), says he will await the Supreme Court's decision on the procedure.
Débora Brito - Reporter for Agência Brasil
The president of the Senate, Eunício Oliveira (PMDB-CE), returned this Thursday (16), to the Chamber of Deputies, the bill dealing with anti-corruption measures. The return of the matter complies with the preliminary injunction granted by the Minister of the Supreme Federal Court Luiz Fux, which suspended the voting on the bill in the Chamber.
Fux argues that there was a procedural error in the matter and ordered that it be voted on again by the deputies. The decision generated opposing reactions from the presidents of the Chamber (Rodrigo Maia, DEM-RJ) and the Senate, who claimed that the Judiciary was unduly interfering in the Legislative branch.
The bill, which became known as the anti-corruption package, was drafted by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office and received the support of more than 2,2 million signatures of popular support. However, the bill was approved by the deputies under urgent procedure in the early hours of November 30th with amendments that "distorted" the original content of the text.
Among other points, the bill defines the crime of abuse of authority by magistrates and members of the Public Prosecutor's Office and criminalizes so-called "electoral slush funds." The approved text removed the part dealing with the forfeiture of assets and property of defendants when derived from illicit activities, the classification of illicit enrichment as a criminal offense, and the new rules for the statute of limitations for crimes, among other changes considered controversial.