Marcos Do Val withdraws candidacy for Senate presidency

Shortly before the start of the vote, Senator Marcos do Val (Podemos-ES) withdrew his candidacy for the presidency of the Senate. In his speech as a candidate, the parliamentarian said he was censured by Supreme Federal Court (STF) minister Alexandre de Moraes with the connivance of the current Board of Directors of the House. In his speech, do Val defended democracy and criticized what he called unconstitutional measures that violate parliament…

Senator Marcos do Val (Podemos-ES) withdrew his candidacy for the presidency of the Senate this Saturday (1st). He made the announcement after speaking in the gallery at the plenary session with the candidate's time. “I want to make my withdrawal from my application official here, because I was hampered by censorship issues. It wasn't until yesterday that the press discovered that I existed as a candidate. I was not a democratic candidate, I am …

Senator was one of four parliamentarians in the dispute against favorite Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP)

Senators Marcos do Val (Podemos-ES) and Soraya Thronicke (Podemos-MS) dropped out of running for president of the Senate. The announcements were made during the speech session this Saturday (1st), before the vote to choose the next commander of the House. Read more (02/01/2025)