Overview
- Marcel Van Hattem said the Supreme Federal Court should be confronted by the Chamber and accused the Ethics Council of imitating the court.
- He renewed his request to judge the cases separately and said House President Hugo Motta has not acted on the petition to split them.
- Van Hattem criticized back-to-back Thursday and Friday sessions as outside the council’s usual calendar, noting his lawyer had to appear by videoconference.
- The council set February 12, 2026 as the end of the evidentiary phase and February 22, 2026 for the relator’s report.
- The case examines the August 2025 occupation involving Van Hattem, Marcos Pollon and Zé Trovão, which Van Hattem described as a peaceful protest.