Defeated, Mendonça was the only one who wanted Moraes and Dino without judging Bolsonaro

Mendonça differed from the majority of the Supreme Court and defended the impediment of Dino and Moraes when analyzing the resources of Bolsonaro and Braga Netto.

Minister André Mendonça was the last to vote on the issue and opined that Alexandre de Moraes should not continue as rapporteur of the complaint filed by the Attorney General's Office (PGR), due to the fact that he was one of the alleged victims of the coup plan involving an assassination attempt. As for minister Flávio Dino, Mendonça argued that Dino had filed a lawsuit against former president Bolsonaro before coming to the Supreme Court, whic…

The Supreme Court minister recognized, however, the impartiality of Cristiano Zanin, Lula's former lawyer, to judge Bolsonaro. Read on Power360.

Minister André Mendonça, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), was the only one to vote to remove ministers Alexandre de Moraes and Flávio Dino from the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) for a coup plot, according to Globo. Mendonça, however, rejected the defense request of the former president, responsible for his appointment to the Supreme Court, to... The post Mendonça is the only one to vote in favor of Bolsonaro's request about Mo…

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