#Bolsonaro just had his first chance to appoint a #SupremeCourt judge, but the choice wasn't so outright pleasing to his electoral base as was #AmyConeyBarrett in the #UnitedStates. They were waiting for a clearly conservative name, but the one he chose, #KassioMarques, was involved in some controversial rulings and has also had some connection to leftwing people, groups, and politicians. Many people on the right side reacted aggressively and showed strong disappointment.
The president goes live every Thursday night and on the last one he explained that many of the bad things rightwing people are accusing the judge of were not well explained and that the media was talking advantage of that to provoke discord. He also said that he knows Kassio and has had some interactions with him, and that contributed to his choice.
Three of the rulings that angered rightwingers: 👉 #CesareBattisti, an Italian that was hiding in #Brazil accused of killing 4 people back in #Italy, was denied deportation by the #STF (Supreme Court) back to Italy to pay jail time, and Kassio had a role in this, but Bolsonaro also explained that there was something to it, and that the truth is that Kassio didn't vote against his deportation; 👉 Another ruling that angered rightwingers was that he voted against a City Hall ruling against something related to the #LGBT agenda. In fact he did, but he did so so that there wouldn't be a precedent for cities to rule over anything independently of the gov't, because just as that city was voting against something from the LGBT agenda, other cities could do the opposite and the gov't wouldn't be able to do anything; 👉 He was against the #LavaJato ( #CarWash ) operation; 👉 He was against going to jail after judgement in the equivalent to the circuit court in the #UnitedStates, allowing the defendant to remain free until their case is judged by the Supreme Court.
One final factor that contributed to Bolsonaro choosing Kassio is the fact that he's a name that has more chances to be approved by the Senate. This one, actually, is the biggest factor. The president said that a name that is largely approved by his base wouldn't stand a chance given how dominated by the left the Senate still is.
There's one curious thing. Many on the left are not happy with Kassio's nomination, which could be proof that Bolsonaro's choice might have been a proper move at this moment.