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Alcolumbre Drives Dec. 10 Hearing for Messias as Confirmation Votes Remain Unclear

Uncertainty over proceeding without the presidential message turns the confirmation into a procedural test.

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Governo Lula liberou emandas parlamentares para tentar garantir aprovação de Messias
Dora Cavalcanti

Overview

  • The Senate scheduled Jorge Messias’s CCJ hearing for December 10, with rapporteur Weverton Rocha expected to deliver a favorable report early next week.
  • Messias needs 14 of 27 votes in the CCJ and 41 in the full Senate; current counts show roughly 11 firm committee backers and insufficient support in the plenary.
  • Senate President Davi Alcolumbre opposes the pick, favored Rodrigo Pacheco, and is pressing a fast timetable that the government sought to delay.
  • Leaders weigh proceeding based on the nomination’s Diário Oficial publication despite the lack of a formal presidential message, an unprecedented move that specialists warn could face court challenges.
  • Messias is lobbying senators and seeking a meeting with Alcolumbre as sitting STF ministers work to help secure votes, while reporting cites targeted release of budget amendments to bolster support and commentary highlights concerns over the Court’s lack of female representation.