JOSÉ MATHEUS SANTOS
RECIFE, PE (FOLHAPRESS)
The national president of the PT, federal deputy Gleisi Hoffmann, said this Friday (22) that she did not call for the end of the Electoral Court during a speech, on Wednesday (20), in which she questioned its existence.
“I didn’t ask for the end of the Electoral Court, I was misunderstood, my speech was taken out of context and misunderstood within the debate on a proposal that gives amnesty to political parties, fines, accountability and the electoral process,” said Gleisi.
The PT member was asked about the matter during a press conference in Recife, where she is working as president of the PT.
Gleisi had criticized the TSE’s performance in the Amnesty PEC voting session, stating that the court has applied unenforceable fines to parties, threatening democracy, and went so far as to classify as “absurd” the existence of courts specializing in elections.
“I made a very harsh criticism especially of the technical staff of the Electoral Court, which repeatedly does not stick to the technical aspects of accountability, imposes its will, makes interpretations and violates jurisprudence”, said Gleisi this Friday.
Gleisi Hoffmann, however, reiterated criticism of the costs of Electoral Justice and stated that this debate needs to be carried out within the democratic system.
“The Electoral Justice costs three times more than the electoral campaign. In a democracy, any institution is subject to criticism. This debate is healthy. We have an Electoral Justice that costs nine times what the party system costs.”
Gleisi also said that he does not admit questions to his stance on democracy.
“It is undisputed, I cannot admit questions about my stance in defense of democracy, institutions and the Brazilian democratic process.”
The PT president’s speech provoked reactions from the Electoral Court. The president of the TSE, minister Alexandre de Moraes, released a note in which he classified Gleisi’s speech, without quoting her directly, as “erroneous and false” and said that the Electoral Court will continue to “combat those who are contrary to constitutional ideals ” and the “forces that do not believe in the democratic rule of law”.
Asked about Alexandre’s note, Gleisi said that she respects the minister and that she will seek him out to clarify her position, but also to reaffirm her criticisms.
“I have a lot of respect for Minister Alexandre de Moraes. I don’t know if he was able to hear my speech. I gave a 15-minute speech. He was happy to defend the Electoral Justice in this heat of debate, often above the media let go of the interpretation of my speech”, he stated.
“I want to see if I still have the opportunity to talk to him to clarify this, for him to find out what I said and for me to also reiterate the criticisms I made against the Electoral Court, which is not the first time, I have already made these criticisms in the context in which We discussed the electoral fund in years past. I have already made this position clear”, added Gleisi.
Alexandre de Moraes had a tough performance in last year’s elections against Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) attacks on electronic voting machines and the electoral system. For this reason, his performance was praised, including by current president Lula (PT).
Now, however, he has come into conflict with the Chief Executive’s ally.
The Chamber of Deputies is voting on a PEC (proposed amendment to the Constitution) that promotes the largest amnesty in history for political parties, especially those that failed to comply with the minimum transfer of funds to women and black people.
Despite asking for changes to the report by deputy Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (PL-SP), Gleisi joined during the session a thesis defended by Bolsonarists, that of putting an end to the Electoral Justice.
“One of the only places that has Electoral Justice in the world is in Brazil. Which is already absurd. And it costs three times what campaign financing costs for the electoral dispute. There is something wrong with that, maybe we should start there to see what we can change”, said the PT member during the session.
Before the court president’s statement, Gleisi had posted this Thursday, on his social networks, a new statement in which he reiterated what he had said the day before.
“No matter how relevant the role of the Electoral Court is, its functioning is subject to the scrutiny of society,” he said in his post.
“The structure that supervises the parties costs nine times more than the funds supervised. Is that why they apply such extravagant fines?”, added the PT member, who repudiated what she classified as an attempt to equate her “with those who attack democracy and are afraid of elections.”
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