The Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes ordered the subpoena of President Jair Bolsonaro to give personal testimony tomorrow, at 2 pm, at the Superintendence of the Federal Police (PF) in Brasília. The decision was taken within the scope of the investigation that investigates the alleged disclosure of confidential information about a hacker attack on the computer system of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in 2018.
In the decision, Moraes, who is the investigation’s rapporteur, understood that the president can exercise the constitutional right to silence, but cannot previously refuse to participate in procedural acts. In November of last year, at the request of the defense, the minister granted an additional period of 60 days to schedule the hearing.
“Since the President of the Republic has not indicated the place, day and time for his interrogation within the set period of 60 days, I determine his summons through the Attorney General’s Office (AGU) to appear on January 28, 2022. , at 2 pm, to give a personal statement”, decided the minister.
Before Moraes’ decision, the AGU argued in the inquiry that the president did not release confidential documents and “declined from the eighth staff”. According to the agency, the personal testimony would not contribute to the process. In addition, he highlighted that previous decisions of the Court prevent the coercive conduct for deposition and guarantee the “right of absence” of the defense.
