The vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, Marcelo Ramos (PSD-AM), said this Wednesday (30) that the plenary is an “inviolable environment” and that no judicial decision will be fulfilled within this space. According to the congressman, this is the understanding of the Board of Directors on the situation of deputy Daniel Silveira (União Brasil -RJ).
In Ramos’ understanding, Daniel Silveira cannot be forced to leave the plenary session or wear an electronic ankle bracelet, as determined by STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes. However, the deputy also stated that it is not possible to release the Judiciary from complying with the decision. “As questionable as it is, the court decision must be enforced and then challenged in court, if applicable,” he said.
In the early afternoon, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), also defended the inviolability of the House and compliance with judicial decisions. Lira criticized what he considered “media use of dependencies” from the Chamber.
“I am the guardian of your inviolability. Let’s not fall into the trap of straining the debate to give a platform to those who seek the spotlight. It would be desirable for the Plenary of the STF to examine these requests as soon as possible and for the Justice to proceed from this final decision of our Supreme Court”, said Lira, in a note.
Refusal
The General Directorate of the Chamber informed, through a note, that the Criminal Police of the Federal District and the Federal Police were at the House to comply with the decision of Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
“The congressman was informed and did not consent to the installation of the device. The refusal was certified by the police authorities,” the note said.
In a letter sent to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, the Department of Penitentiary Administration of the Federal District reported that Daniel Silveira refused to receive the agents who went to the Chamber to install the anklet. In addition to the PF, the secretariat also received an order from the STF to place the equipment in the parliamentarian.
“Thus, a police team was transferred to the Chamber of Deputies to install electronic monitoring equipment. However, the aforementioned congressman refused to receive the communication about compliance with the judicial decision, as well as declined to sign a term of refusal of electronic monitoring installation,” the agency said.
Faced with the non-compliance, the president of the Supreme Court, Minister Luiz Fux, scheduled the trial of the criminal action opened by the Court against Silveira for April 20.
Daniel Silveira
Daniel Silveira’s defense filed a request with the Federal Supreme Court to revoke the decision which determined the monitoring by electronic anklet. The request was sent to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who decided on the measure.
Silveira questions the legality of the decision and argues that, as a parliamentarian, he cannot be the target of the measure. The deputy stated that he will not continue on the premises of the Chamber.
Understand
Last year, Daniel Silveira became a defendant for the practice of verbal aggression and threats to the ministers of the Supreme Court. With the decision, he began to respond to the criminal process.
Silveira was even arrested in the act in February 2021, within the scope of an inquiry that investigates the performance of acts against democratic institutions, after having released videos with threats to ministers of the Supreme Court. He later became a defendant in the same lawsuit.
The preventive detention was later converted to house arrest, but he ended up returning to prison in June, by Moraes’ decision, after having violated electronic monitoring at least 22 times.
Last week, Moraes determined the return of electronic monitoring, but the PF and the Secretary of Penitentiary Administration of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Seap) were unable to comply with the measure.
The new decision in favor of monitoring was motivated by a request from the Attorney General’s Office (PGR). In a statement sent to the STF, sub-prosecutor Lindôra Araújo argued that Silveira continues to present “criminal behavior” by proffering, in public, “numerous offenses” against Supreme Court ministers and the court itself.
