The Brazilian #SupremeCourt judge (called 'minister' or 'minister-judge' in #Brazil) #LuísRobertoBarroso just released a book called 'Sem data venia: Um olhar sobre o Brasil e o mundo,' or 'No data venia: An overview about Brazil and the world,' and it contains a passage that prompted Senator #LasierMartins (#Podemos-RS) to resquest that the #Senate #Constitution and Justice Committee summons #Barroso to clarify said passage. It says:

“THE ARTICULATION TO TAKE DOWN THE POSSIBILITY FOR CRIMINAL RULINGS BE CARRIED OUT AT THE SECOND INSTANCE OF JUSTICE WAS THE STRONGEST OF THE REACTIONS, SEEKING TO CHANGE THE VOTE OF TWO JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT THAT, UNTIL THEN, WERE EMPHATICALLY FAVORABLE TO THE RULING.”

He is basically saying that he knows that two judges changed their votes due to political pressure. Now he has to explain how he knows it was political pressure, and the two judges will have to say who pressured them. This is serious stuff. Another question is, if he knew about something so serious, why did he not say anything, but just mentioned it in a book as if it were nothing?

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#SãoPaulo Governor #JoãoDória presses for the mandatory vaccination from #China besides #Bolsonaro repeatedly emphasizing that the gov't will not allow for a mandatory vaccine, citing China's and the #OMS' poor and suspicious handling of the #pandemic, the insuficiently tested and doubtful vaccine, and also citing Brazilian laws to justify his administration's position.

During an interview for #CNN yesterday, #Dória said, “We're going to wait 48 hours. If the gov't doesn't back down until Friday and doesn't do what what it has to do, support the vaccination, including the one from #Butantan [provided by China], we know what actions can be taken, either by São Paulo's or other governors, who are saddened and feeling frustrated.”

Dória is counting on other leftist governors and also on mayors, congresspeople, and senators; and also some political parties; to use the Article 196 of the #Constitution in order to push for an impeachment proceeding (one more Bolsonaro would face). The Article says:

“Health is a right for all citizens and it's a State duty to provide it, making sure there are social and economic policies aiming to reduced diseases and other severe illnesses, and to allow every citizen to have universal and equal access to prevention, protection, and recovery actions and services.”

Fortunately, the gov't has a good deal of evidence, studies, and numbers, from #Brazil itself and from other countries, to back up the position for not going for a mandatory vaccination. The gov't, at least based on what we've seen on social media, also counts with the support from the population. The group supporting a mandatory vaccination, as it seems for now, can mostly count on the dishonesty of judges and congresspeople and senators to acheive what they wish.

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