Former federal deputy Daniel Silveira (PTB-RJ).| Photo: Vinicius Loures/Chamber of Deputies

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) postponed until next Wednesday (3) the conclusion of the judgment on the legality of the pardon granted by former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to then federal deputy Daniel Silveira (PTB). The case began to be analyzed in the session this Thursday (27), but only the parts of the process were heard by the Court. No minister got to vote.

The decree was issued on April 21, one day after the former parliamentarian was sentenced by the Supreme to 8 years and 9 months in prison for the crimes of trying to prevent the free exercise of powers and coercion in the course of the process that responds to attacks to the Court, reported Agência Brasil. After the publication of the decree, opposition parties appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate Silveira’s conviction. According to the captions, the measure was illegal.

During the session, 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 execution of the sentence, 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.

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.