Zanin is the rapporteur of the action that his wife acts as a lawyer for the PT

The Minister of the Superior Federal Court (STF) Cristiano Zanin was defined this Tuesday (10) as the rapporteur of an action in which senator Flavio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) requests the annulment of a fine of R$5 thousand. The case is based on a publication made on social media by the senator during the campaign for 2022which associates the Workers’ Party (PT) to First Capital Command (PCC), Valeska Zanin The minister’s wife defends Lula’s coalition in the action.

Valeska Zanin signs the request for the senator’s appeal to be denied, which is now in the hands of her husband to decide. So far, the minister has not commented on whether or not he will continue with the process, but according to the article 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPV) Zanin cannot judge the case.

“When you are applying for it, as a public defender, lawyer or member of the Public Ministry, your spouse or partneror any relative, blood or related, in a direct or collateral line, up to and including the third degree”, says article 144 of the Civil Code.

The post that resulted in the action showed some symbols of organized crime (PCC) and the PT acronym in a video and the senator added the following caption: “understand why criminals hate Bolsonaro so much?”, said the publication.

At the time, the minister Paulo de Tarso Sanseverinofrom the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), ordered the senator to delete the publication and stated in the ruling: “the publication intentionally associates the PT with organized crime, with the clear objective of spreading disinformation in an attempt to interfere in the upcoming election ”, said the decision of the minister who also fined the senator.