Senate marks Cristiano Zanin’s sabbath for June 21

The president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), said this Monday (12) that he scheduled Cristiano Zanin’s sabbath for the 21st of June. Zanin is President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s (PT) nominee to occupy the vacancy opened by Justice Ricardo Lewandowski on the Federal Supreme Court (STF).

Pacheco had a meeting with Zanin and Senator Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil-AP), president of the Constitution and Justice Commission, in the morning, in which he defined the date of the sabbath. The lawyer can only take office after being questioned and approved by the senators.

“This Monday, in Brasilia, I received a visit from lawyer Cristiano Zanin, who introduced me to his professional background and his willingness to join the Federal Supreme Court. I was accompanied at the meeting by the chairman of the Constitution and Justice Commission, Senator Davi Alcolumbre, who set the committee’s Saturday meeting for the next 21st. As soon as the Saturday and the voting at the CCJ are over, I will forward it to the Senate Plenary on the same date”, said Rodrigo Pachedo in a social network.

Zanin has been looking for senators, mainly from the opposition, to reduce the disapproval of the position of minister of the STF. Senate interlocutors report that he would have called parliamentarians to arrange meetings and conversations.

According to an opposition source in the Senate, the climate is one of amenities and the nomination should pass without major difficulties. Questioned whether the opposition would take legal action, another source says that there is no climate in the Senate for any action against Lula’s lawyer.