The Attorney General of the Union (AGU), Jorge Messias, is taking advantage of the parliamentary recess for casual meetings with senators, in search of approval in the hearing that is to come. He was nominated for a vacancy on the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
In November last year, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) appointed the AGU to fill the vacancy of STF minister left with the retirement of minister Luís Roberto Barroso.
The president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, had scheduled Jorge Messias’ hearing for December 10, however, it was cancelled. Alcolumbre justified the cancellation by stating that the federal government did not forward the written message regarding the nomination to the Senate.
To take office, Jorge Messias needs to go through a hearing at the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Senate and have his name approved in a vote in the collegiate body and in the plenary of the Housewith the approval of 41 senators.
Messias is 45 years old and could remain in the Supreme Court, if approved, for the next 30 years, when he will turn 75, which is the age for compulsory retirement.
