Overview
- The Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee will question Paulo Gonet on Wednesday in a concentrated session that also considers eight other justice and prosecutorial nominees, with committee votes followed by a planned same‑day referral to the full Senate.
- Omar Aziz, the rapporteur, issued a positive opinion saying Gonet meets constitutional and procedural requirements, crediting his tenure with digitalization, modernization of regional offices, greater transparency, and leadership of the January 8 investigations.
- Poder360 reports Gonet is expected to clear the committee and the plenary but with a tighter margin than his 2023 confirmation (65–11), estimating at least 10 CCJ members and about 25 senators plan to vote against him.
- For approval, the CCJ needs a simple majority of its 27 members and the plenary requires 41 votes, and the final tally could shift with absences or abstentions, according to the reporting.
- Gonet has led the PGR since December 2023 and was reconducted by President Lula in October for a further two years, while opponents cite his charges in the Bolsonaro‑related case and controversies around witness Mauro Cid as reasons for rejection.