Pacheco condemns Barroso’s speeches at the UNE and demands a retraction from the minister

The president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), spoke this Thursday afternoon (13) to condemn the attitude of Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), during a meeting of the National Union of Students ( UNE), in Brasília on Wednesday (12), endorsing the criticism of opposition senators.

He classified Barroso’s speeches against “Bolsonarism” as “inappropriate, inappropriate and unfortunate”, as it was a political speech at an event of a political nature. “The minister should stick to the fulfillment of his duties, as he does not belong to this political arena, whose issues are resolved with the political subjects”, he said.

“A minister of the Federal Supreme Court, evidently, must stick to his constitutional fulfillment of judging what is demanded. So, the presence of the minister at an event of a political nature, with a speech of a political nature, is something that I find unfortunate”, said the President of the Senate.

Pacheco demanded that Barroso retract his position, after reflecting on it, especially considering that the minister is about to assume the presidency of the STF. “At a time when we are striving for political conciliation in the country, seeking peace and putting an end to hatred and divisions, attitudes like this do not help”, he criticized.

For the president of the Senate, the holders of democratic institutions need to have “mutual understanding of their limits”, and in the case of the Judiciary this is a guarantee of impartiality and independence. “We have to understand this in order to continue building a solidary and prosperous country”.

Regarding a possible impeachment request for Barroso, which is being prepared by the opposition in Congress, Pacheco informed that no request has yet been filed in the House and that, in his opinion, it is a rupture to be avoided in the first place. . “As an extreme measure, better seek to preserve consensus before dissent,” he said.

He stressed, however, that his conciliatory position does not indicate agreement with the mistakes eventually committed by authorities, and each case should be analyzed individually. The Minas Gerais senator also took the opportunity to defend his project that deals with the modernization of the 1950 Impeachment Law, considering it archaic and not adjusted to current times.