Barroso submits to the Plenary of the Supreme Court decision that dismissed Chico Rodrigues from his position | Politics

Barroso ordered the removal on Thursday (15), the day after the MP was caught with money hidden in his underwear during a search and apprehension by the Federal Police.

The date of the trial must be set by the president of the STF, Luiz Fux. According to Barroso, although this type of decision does not require the confirmation of the plenary session, the matter will be submitted to the collegiate body.

The removal of Chico Rodrigues from the mandate of senator is already in effect and is valid for 90 days. Now, the Senate has yet to decide whether or not to uphold Barroso’s determination.

Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (DEM-AP), from the same party as Rodrigues, said he would wait to hear the full document of Barroso’s determination before taking any action.

The action of the PGR and the Federal Police sought to dismantle a millionaire scheme of embezzlement of public resources that should have gone to combat the new coronavirus. The alleged deviation would be more than R $ 20 million in parliamentary amendments.

The Federal Police told the STF that they have evidence that Chico Rodrigues committed a crime of money laundering and to shame the investigation of a criminal organization. And that, “if the person under investigation did not hold the mandate of senator of the Republic, there would be no doubt about his immediate arrest on the spot.”

After revealing the facts of the investigation, President Jair Bolsonaro removed the senator from the deputy leadership of the government in the Chamber.

The DEM congressman published a video on Thursday (15) in which he stated that he left the vacancy of vice president of the government to “clarify the facts and get the truth. He did not comment on Barroso’s decision.

“I believe in the truth. I have confidence in the Justice and I say that soon everything will be clarified and I will prove that I have nothing to do with any illicit act of any kind. I will take care of my defense and prove my innocence,” he said.