Report: STF Would Block Bacellar’s Return to Alerj Presidency if Freed

Under state rules, the assembly must vote on his custody, with sources anticipating release paired with a bar on resuming the post.

Overview

Rodrigo Bacellar, president of Rio de Janeiro’s Legislative Assembly (Alerj), was arrested by the Federal Police on Dec. 3.
Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bacellar’s removal from the Alerj presidency for an indefinite period.
Alerj convened an extraordinary plenary session to decide whether to maintain or revoke his preventive detention, as required by its rules and the state constitution.
A G1 blog by Octavio Guedes reports that authorities working on the case expect any release to include a precaution keeping Bacellar from returning to the presidency.
The same reporting indicates a tendency within Alerj to vote for his release, a forecast attributed to unnamed sources rather than an official ruling.