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On Monday (08/08), Supreme Court (STF) Minister Rosa Weber sent to the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) a request for an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro for having made attacks on the electoral system, without evidence, during a meeting with foreign ambassadors.
Society’s Response and Lawsuit
Bolsonaro’s conduct provoked reactions from civil society institutions and authorities. Opposition parliamentarians filed a lawsuit in the STF alleging that the president committed abuse of political and economic power, administrative improbity and a crime against the Democratic State, in addition to having carried out early electoral propaganda. They also considered that the president used his position to undermine the democratic order.
Privileged Jurisdiction
The minister’s order is customary in this type of case. This is because it is up to the PGR to decide whether to ask for formal investigations against authorities with privileged jurisdiction.
