“I am following the Constitution, I stand for democracy and legality,” he told the column today.
The deputy, who said he did not want to talk much about the subject, also said that he is supported by the pardon granted by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) after his conviction by the STF for encouraging undemocratic acts and threatening court ministers.
“What counts is the decree of grace”, said the parliamentarian.
Alongside his lawyer, Mariane Cardoso, the deputy stated that the decree extinguished the punishment and, with that, the precautionary measures are also extinguished.
According to Silveira, the legal guideline is that it is not necessary for you to comply with these decisions.
Fine of R $ 405 thousand
Yesterday, Minister Alexandre de Moraes fined the deputy R$405,000 for failing to comply with the precautionary measures imposed by the Court, such as the use of an electronic anklet.
In the decision, Moraes stated that Silveira failed to comply with precautionary measures on 27 occasions, such as turning off the electronic ankle bracelet and participating in public events – last Sunday, the congressman was in three demonstrations by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) against the STF. — in and interviews — prohibitions imposed by the STF in March.
The PGR (Attorney General’s Office) defended, also this Tuesday (3), that the precautionary measures imposed on Silveira be maintained, including the use of an ankle bracelet, even after the grace granted by Bolsonaro. The opinion was signed by Deputy Attorney General Lindôra Araújo and sent to the Minister of the STF.
understand the case
On April 20, Silveira was convicted by the STF for crimes of coercion in the course of the process — when a person uses violence or threats to obtain an advantage in a judicial process — and for inciting an attempt to prevent the free exercise of powers. The deputy was denounced by the PGR after releasing a video with threats to the ministers of the Supreme.
By 10 votes to 1, the deputy was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison, in a closed regime. He was also sentenced to the loss of his mandate and the suspension of political rights, which could overturn the parliamentarian’s plans to contest this year’s elections.
The day after the conviction, President Bolsonaro granted the institute of grace (a kind of pardon) to the federal deputy.
The institute of grace is a prerogative of the President of the Republic to extinguish the condemnation of a person. Lawyers say it is a right of the president guaranteed in the Constitution, but that this creates tension with the STF. The experts consulted say that the deputy should not be arrested, but would lose his political rights.
