STF resumes judgment of actions that question Bolsonaro’s pardon of Daniel Silveira

The plenary of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) resumes this Wednesday (3) the judgment of four actions that question the legality of the pardon granted by former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to former federal deputy Daniel Silveira (PTB-RJ) in 2022 At the time, the then parliamentarian was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison for the crimes of trying to prevent the free exercise of powers and virtual attacks on the Court.

The actions of the parties Rede, PDT, Cidadania and PSOL question the presidential pardon granted the day after the sentence handed down by the magistrates. According to the captions, the measure was illegal.

In the session held last week in plenary, the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, defended Bolsonaro’s act and understood that sovereign clemency is a political act by the President of the Republic and must be preserved. Aras stated that the PGR itself asked for Silveira’s conviction and intended to see the sentence carried out, however, according to the prosecutor, the pardon is provided for in the Constitution.

“The contested act did not violate the material limits expressly influenced and set by the Constituent Assembly. It did not forgive the crime of torture, drug trafficking, terrorism and those defined as heinous”, he argued in the session.

Daniel Silveira is arrested for breaking house arrest rules. The arrest order was given by Minister Alexandre de Moraes after the former deputy damaged the electronic ankle bracelet he is obliged to wear, and made new attacks against the Supreme Court and the Brazilian electoral system, in videos released on the internet and in a speech in the Chamber of Deputies. deputies.