Sérgio Moro: What I cannot agree with is what has been raised only by the press, because I do not know if it will still be implemented, a proposal that investigations against political agents would come to depend on approval from the respective Legislative Houses.
Sérgio Moro: There, as they say, the remedy is excessive and kills the patient.
Today, under the Constitution, in art. 53, §2, a criminal action brought against a holder of a legislative mandate may be impeded after the complaint is received before the respective House, which can make a deliberative judgment as to whether that action has political motivations or not.
Sérgio Moro: This is a decision that has been interpreted affirmatively: the House has to deliberate in order to be able to suspend.
Sérgio Moro: In the past, a criminal action could only proceed if the House authorized it.