Justice Minister: STF ruling on impeachment to avoid retaliation and revenge
Justice Minister José Eduardo Cardozo and President Dilma Rousseff at the 21st Human Rights Awards ceremony.
Justice Minister José Eduardo Cardozo said Friday (Dec. 11) that the Federal Supreme Court (STF) ruling on impeachment proceedings in Congress will prevent the instrument to be used as a "retaliation or revenge" by the opposition . He talked about the impeachment issue after attending, with President Dilma Rousseff, the 21st Human Rights Awards ceremony.
"In some situations, we realize that the law really needs to be well interpreted and soberly defined. I think the Supreme Court ruling will be very welcome for impeachment proceedings not to be used as retaliation, as revenge, which contravenes the Constitution, the national law," said Cardozo.
Commenting on the Brazilian Social Democracy Party's (PSDB) decision to preserve unity among its and defend impeachment against President Dilma Rousseff, the minister said he was not surprised at the attitude of the main opposition party, but regrets that some people have upheld the decision, especially those that, according to him, had always defended democracy.
"I regret that some people who have historically helped to build democracy in Brazil and spent their lives defending the rule of law seem to have forgotten everything they had fought in the past and have just given up their principles due to momentous issues," reported Cardozo without mentioning names.
Translated by Amarílis Anchieta
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