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The president of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), Luiz Fux, decided to take to the plenary session of the court next Wednesday (21) the analysis of the decision that removed Senator Chico Rodrigues from his post for 90 days (DEM-RR).
In plenary session, the Supreme Court ministers must decide whether to uphold the decision of Minister Luís Roberto Barroso or modify the senator’s removal order.
Barroso yesterday ordered the dismissal of Rodrigues, investigated on suspicion of embezzlement of public funds from parliamentary amendments aimed at combating the covid-19 pandemic.
The senator was caught with money hidden in his underwear during a search and seizure operation by the Federal Police at the parliamentarian’s home in Boa Vista.
The removal of Rodrigues, as explained by the STF minister’s office, is in force, but could be revoked by the Senate. Barroso referred the case to the senators for their analysis, but there was still no deliberation on the impeachment.
The minister asked Fux to present the case to the plenary because of the “institutional relevance of the matter,” Barroso wrote in today’s dispatch. The president of the STF is responsible for setting the trial agenda.
