Arrest of Congressman Daniel Silveira after Attacks on Court Justices
Decision will be submitted to the House which may maintain or overturn order
Feb.17.2021 1:43PM
Marcelo Rocha
Renato Machado
Ricardo Della Coletta
BRASÍLIA
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the arrest of congressman Daniel Silveira (PSL-RJ), on Tuesday night (16).
Silveira is the target of two inquiries at court - one investigating anti-democratic acts and the other, fake news. Moraes is the rapporteur for both cases, and the arrest warrant was issued in the fake news investigation.
Silveira published a video attacking the Supreme Court justices. When he was arrested, he returned to social media: "Justice, I want you to know that you are going into an arm wrestling that you cannot win. There is no use trying to shut me up," he said.
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Moraes also says that Silveira defended "the immediate replacement of all justice [of the STF]" and instigated "the adoption of violent measures against their life and security, in clear affront to democratic, republican principles and the separation of powers".
The bolsonarista is the same one who broke a plaque with the name of councilor Marielle Franco (PSOL), murdered in Rio de Janeiro in 2018.
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(As you may recall, Marielle Franco, the beloved City Council member who was also the voice of the poor of Rio de Janeiro, was assassinated by some off-duty policemen with ties to the Bolsonaro family, an act which horrified a huge part of Brazil. Marielle Franco was gunned down while riding in her car with her driver/body guard, who had just become a new father a short time before. Clearly the violent right-wing wanted to silence her before she became more well known, more "powerful".)
Crowd gathering for Marielle Franco's wake
Ex-officers arrested for the assassinations.
Her work will be continued, her life will not have been in vain.