STF forms majority in favor of Moraes’ decision to release highways

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) formed a majority in favor of Minister Alexandre de Moraes’ decision for the government to immediately adopt “all necessary and sufficient measures” to clear the highways occupied by Bolsonaristas in protest of the election result.

Shortly after Moraes’ decision, the president of the STF, Minister Rosa Weber, scheduled for this Tuesday (1st) an extraordinary session of the virtual plenary of the court for a referendum. Half an hour later, in the early hours of the morning, ministers Roberto Barroso, Edson Fachin, Gilmar Mendes, Cármen Lúcia, Rosa Weber and Dias Toffoli had already voted and accompanied Moraes in the determination for the government.

In case of non-compliance, the STF decision determines a fine and even removal and arrest in the act of the director general of the PRF (Federal Highway Police), Silvinei Vasques, for the crime of disobedience, in addition to a fine of R$ 100 thousand per hour to from midnight on Tuesday.

According to Moraes, there has been “omission and inertia” by the PRF in clearing the roads. Moraes also determines that the Federal Highway Police and the Military Police identify any trucks used in the roadblocks and report them to the Justice, so that a fine of R$ 100,000 per hour is imposed on the owners.

Sought by the report after Moraes’ decision, the PRF stated that the director-general’s order is to clear all blockages as quickly as possible, that there has never been a contrary determination and that the corporation is working to clear all federal highways until this date. third.

By the end of this Monday night, 321 points of blockages or agglomerations were registered on roads in 25 states and in the Federal District. According to the PRF, 192 demonstrations had been undone by early this morning.