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RIO – The new Minister of Justice, André Mendonça, relocated from the Office of the Attorney General (AGU) to the portfolio after the resignation of the then minister Sergio Moro He used social media this Tuesday morning to thank President Jair Bolsonaro for the nomination and to say that he “will continue to develop” a “technical job.” Also this Tuesday, Alexandre Ramage in charge of the Federal Police.
Justice: Meet André Mendonça, the new minister appointed by Bolsonaro
“I thank Pr Jair Bolsonaro for entrusting me with the mission of carrying out the public policies of Justice and Security in our country. My commitment is to continue developing the technical work that has guided my life. I have the support of the Brazilian people! May God help us”. blessed! “said the new minister on social media.
The vacancies in the Ministry of Justice and in the FP remained open after the departure of Moro and former general director Maurício Valeixo, last Friday. Moro decided to leave the government after Bolsonaro dismissed Valeixo. The former minister accused the president of trying to interfere politically in the FP, which Bolsonaro denies.
Minister Jorge Oliveira, of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, was even summoned to replace Moro, but the allies questioned Bolsonaro about the advisability of choosing a family friend for the post. The evaluation of the president’s allies was that the movement would give force to the thesis that the plateau was acting to have control over the Federal Police and, therefore, to have access to the investigation reports.
Before his appointment, André Luiz Mendonça was seen as a kind of informal consultant to the evangelical bank in Congress. Assistant pastor of the Esperança Presbyterian Church in Brasilia, and a graduate in Theology, Mendonça has been sought by deputies from this religious segment, who are seeking legal support to unlock their agendas in Parliament.
The name of the new Minister of Justice is designated as one of Bolsonaro’s options for the first vacancy in the Supreme Federal Court (STF), which will be mandatorily opened on November 1, 2020, when Dean Celso de Mello will be 75 years old and to leave the court. It gained momentum when Bolsonaro said last year that he intended to appoint a “terribly evangelical” minister to the Court.
According to Bolsonaro’s allies, the election of Mendonça would prevent the president from criticizing attempt to protect the Palace of Planalto on justice. Oliveira, until then the best qualified for the position, was once the chief of staff of the deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP).
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