At the end of a term marked by default, Aras creates medals – 07/18/2023 – Frederico Vasconcelos

At the end of a term marked by criticism of the inaction and inertia of the Jair Bolsonaro government, the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, repeats the initiative of Minister Dias Toffoli, who created a medal when he ended his presidency at the TSE (Superior Electoral Court). ).

On the 14th, the virtual plenary of the CNMP (National Council of the Public Ministry) approved the names of the eleven personalities who will receive the National Order of Merit from the Public Ministry. The commendation was created in October 2022 at the proposal of Aras, who presides over the Council of the Order as Chancellor.

The chancellor and council members and former councilors will automatically be awarded the Grand Cross.

In April 2016, after criticizing the cuts in the Judiciary’s budget, Toffoli distributed 112 medals, with an estimated expenditure of BRL 240,000. The delivery of the “Commendation of Merit from the Superior Electoral Court – Medalha Assis Brasil” was held in a ceremony with the participation of Dragões da Independência.

The following will receive the commendation for “relevant and significant services to the Brazilian Public Ministry”: Sepúlveda Pertence (post mortem), Dias Toffoli, Luiz Fux, Humberto Martins, Ribeiro Dantas, Mauro Campbell, Antônio Anastasia, José de Lima, Norma Angélica Cavalcanti, Marfan Vieira and Gustavo Rocha.

In June, Aras inaugurated galleries with photographs of six presidents and ten national magistrates who have held office since the institution’s installation.

The CNMP gallery is made up of photos by Claudio Fonteles (2003-2005); Antonio Fernando de Souza (2005-2009); Roberto Gurgel (2009-2013); Rodrigo Janot (2013-2017); Raquel Dodge (2017-2019); and Augusto Aras (2019-2023).

Antonio Fernando, Gurgel, Janot and Raquel participated in the act.

insensitive to criticism

As this Blog recorded, Aras was insensitive to the protests and representations against abuses by Bolsonaristas.

Eight former attorneys general dismissed suggestions about voter fraud. Former PGRs Raquel Dodge, Rodrigo Janot, Roberto Gurgel, Antonio Fernando, Inocêncio Mártires, Sepúlveda Pertence, Aristides Junqueira and Claudio Fonteles signed the demonstration.

In an open letter, 27 deputy attorneys general criticized Aras’ passivity in the face of attacks on the STF and TSE.

The PGR was tolerant of hate speech and neglect of the dead of the pandemic.

He had a memorandum filed in which five deputy prosecutors asked him to recommend that Bolsonaro avoid demonstrations against the Ministry of Health’s policy in combating the coronavirus. He spared Bolsonaro and criticized the memo signers.

Keeping an eye on the STJ’s toga

Last March, the president of the Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro, judge Elton Leme, distributed medals to 28 “authorities and personalities who rendered relevant services to the Electoral Justice, to the electoral legal culture and to democracy”.

Eleven honorees are ministers of the Superior Court of Justice. Leme is quoted as one of those interested in the vacancy of Jorge Mussi, retired minister of the STJ.

The honored ministers, Rosa Weber and Maria Thereza de Assis Moura, presidents of the STF and STJ, respectively, did not participate in the event.

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