The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate are drafting a bill to shield their presidents from the Supreme Court.
Powerful figures in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate are already working on a constitutional amendment to shield the presidents of both houses in the Supreme Federal Court (STF); the idea is to make it clear that, if they are prevented from exercising the Presidency of the Republic when they become defendants, they should also share the benefit of the head of the Executive branch of not being held accountable for acts unrelated to their mandate—points stipulated in the same article of the Constitution.
247 - Powerful figures in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate are already working on an amendment to the Constitution to shield the presidents of both Houses in the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The idea is to make it clear that, if they are prevented from exercising the Presidency of the Republic when they become defendants, they should also share the benefit enjoyed by the head of the Executive branch of not being held accountable for acts unrelated to their mandate—points stipulated in the same article of the Constitution.
As information These are from the "Painel" column of Folha de S.Paulo.
"To avoid fueling the crisis, the proposal is to present the text only in 2017."
The challenge will be reconciling public opinion to approve yet another measure designed to benefit politicians.