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Senate Panel Sets Nov. 12 Hearing for Gonet as PGR Reconduction Advances

A favorable committee report moves the nomination toward a confirmation grilling next week.

Overview

  • At a Nov. 5 meeting, the Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee read the relator’s opinion and granted a collective view, scheduling Paulo Gonet’s hearing for Nov. 12.
  • Relator Omar Aziz recommended reconduction, highlighting Gonet’s technical, nonpartisan record leading the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
  • Final approval requires a simple majority in the CCJ followed by at least 41 votes in the full Senate, with leaders signaling plenary analysis next week.
  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally nominated Gonet for a new two‑year term, and his prior Senate confirmation in 2023 passed by 65–11.
  • The CCJ also read reports on nominations to the Military Superior Court and to the CNMP and CNJ, situating Gonet’s case within a broader justice‑system appointments agenda.