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Tarcísio presses Senate over STF crisis and says Mendonça represents “hope”

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas said the Senate must respond to the crisis surrounding the Supreme Federal Court and investigate revelations involving Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
  • Tarcísio called for institutional action within democratic rules, while praising Justice André Mendonça as a source of hope in resolving the crisis.
  • His stance differed from allies who openly defended Moraes’s impeachment during a Sept. 7 demonstration.

São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas urged Brazil’s Senate to act over the crisis surrounding the Supreme Federal Court, saying the institution must investigate revelations involving Justice Alexandre de Moraes rather than simply defend itself.

Speaking after an event linked to Smart Sampa, São Paulo’s municipal camera-monitoring program, Tarcísio said the Senate had a constitutional duty to oversee the situation. “The Senate has a duty to act, it has a duty to oversee. If the Senate does not act, the system of checks and balances will collapse in the worst possible way, through the collapse of omission,” he said.

The Senate has a duty to act, it has a duty to oversee. If the Senate does not act, the system of checks and balances will collapse in the worst possible way, through the collapse of omission. So we have to demand that the Senate perform its role.

· Tarcísio de FreitasThe São Paulo governor called on the Senate to investigate the crisis surrounding the Supreme Federal Court.

Tarcísio did not directly endorse the impeachment of Supreme Court justices, which allies including federal lawmaker Nikolas Ferreira and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro supported at a Sept. 7 demonstration. Instead, he adopted what the report described as a more institutional tone and said questions about whether Moraes’s conduct was compatible with his judicial role should be clarified by the Supreme Court and the Senate.

What has been revealed is serious and needs an institutional response. We cannot cross the boundaries of what is legal. We cannot break the boundaries of the democratic rule of law.

· Tarcísio de FreitasTarcísio said any response to allegations involving Justice Alexandre de Moraes must follow institutional rules.

“What has been revealed is serious and needs an institutional response. We cannot cross the boundaries of what is legal. We cannot break the boundaries of the democratic rule of law,” Tarcísio said.

The governor also praised Justice André Mendonça, who ordered the removal of Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues and Intelligence Director Leandro Almada. Mendonça said he had been illegally monitored by the police and ordered criminal and disciplinary investigations. Tarcísio called Mendonça “a hope” for overcoming the crisis, describing him as discreet, firm and wise. He also appealed for wisdom from Supreme Court President Edson Fachin, saying the court faced a highly delicate situation.

André is a very discreet person, very firm, but also very wise. And I pray to God that he has this wisdom.

· Tarcísio de FreitasThe governor praised Justice André Mendonça after his orders involving Federal Police officials.
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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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