Letter by woman at STJ already brings together 32 deputies – 08/28/2023 – Mônica Bergamo

A letter headed by PT federal deputies in favor of the appointment of a woman to the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) reached the mark of 32 signatory parliamentarians.

Addressed to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), the document now brings together representatives of the PC do B, PSOL, PDT, PSB and Solidariedade parties, all members of the Women’s Bench of the Chamber of Deputies. A senator, Teresa Leitão (PT-PE), also signed.

The parliamentarians defend the appointment of lawyer Daniela Teixeira to the superior court. Her name was mentioned in a sixfold list of the OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) and, last week, was chosen to be one of the seven nominees for Lula. It will be up to the petista to choose who will fill the three vacancies in the STJ.

In addition to being the only woman in the dispute, Teixeira is considered a favorite among the names of the lawyers who are on the Chief Executive’s table —Luiz Cláudio Allemand and Otávio Rodrigues Júnior complete the list.

In the letter addressed to Lula, the deputies state that Teixeira’s nomination would be “a significant step towards a more inclusive and representative Judiciary, capable of dealing with contemporary challenges and protecting fundamental rights of all people”. “Currently, the STJ has only six women among its 30 members”, highlights the document.

From the PT, the letter was signed by the president of the acronym, Gleisi Hoffmann (PR), the second secretary of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies, Maria do Rosário (RS), the coordinator of the Women’s Caucus, Benedita da Silva (RJ), and the Secretary for Early Childhood, Adolescence and Youth at the House, Ana Paula Lima (SC), among others.

Among the speakers of other associations that endorse the document there are names such as Talíria Petrone (PSOL-RJ), Maria Arraes (Solidariedade-PE), Alice Portugal (PC do B-BA), Tabata Amaral (PSB-SP), Sâmia Bomfim ( PSOL-SP) and Célia Xakriabá (PSOL-MG).

In the letter, the parliamentarians recall that the lawyer was verbally attacked by former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), then a federal deputy, in 2016. She was participating in a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies that discussed the fight against rape culture and even left escorted from the House.

In 2019, she headed the triple of candidates for TSE minister. Teixeira received a consecrating vote in the STF (Federal Supreme Court): with the votes of ten of the eleven judges of the court, she was in first place. But she was not chosen by then President Bolsonaro.

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