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Senate Accelerates Impeachment Law Overhaul as Rapporteur Endorses Tougher Gatekeeping

A CCJ vote set for Dec. 10 precedes the Supreme Court’s Dec. 12 review of Gilmar Mendes’s injunction.

Relator diz que pedidos de impeachment não podem ser feitos de forma individualizada e precisam atender “critérios mínimos e representativos”.
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O que pode mudar no impeachment de ministros do STF e do presidente

Overview

  • Relator Weverton Rocha plans to file his report on Dec. 8 barring individualized impeachment petitions and permitting filings by representative entities, parties with congressional seats, or a popular petition with at least 1.5 million signatures.
  • The report adopts a qualified Senate threshold of 54 votes to admit an impeachment process, aligning with the standard endorsed in Gilmar Mendes’s injunction.
  • PL 1.388/2023, authored by Rodrigo Pacheco from a draft by a jurists’ commission led by Ricardo Lewandowski, updates the 1950 law by defining authorities covered, specifying offenses, and shielding judicial independence from challenges based on votes or legal interpretations.
  • The proposal sets rigorous admissibility requirements and timelines, including detailed facts with minimum evidence, attached documents and witness lists, and caps preventive removal at 180 days with automatic reinstatement if the trial is not concluded.
  • Senate leaders expedited the bill after the injunction that, if upheld, could invalidate at least 68 citizen- or legislator-filed impeachment petitions, and CCJ chair Otto Alencar confirmed debate on Dec. 10.