{"id":34878,"date":"2022-02-19T14:24:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T14:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=34878"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:50:27","slug":"supreme-federal-court-rejects-augusto-aras-request-for-restrictions-on-the-work-of-the-public-defenders-office","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/supreme-federal-court-rejects-augusto-aras-request-for-restrictions-on-the-work-of-the-public-defenders-office\/","title":"Supreme Court rejects Augusto Aras’ request for restrictions on the work of the Public Defender’s Office","content":"

On Friday (18), with 10 votes, the Supreme Federal Court rejected a request made by the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras to withdraw public defenders\u00b4 authority to request public documents for the purposes of assisting vulnerable people. The ruling was in ADI 6852 (Direct Unconstitutionality Action). <\/span><\/p>\n

The ministers Edson Fachin, the reporting judge, Alexandre de Moraes, Rosa Weber, Gilmar Mendes, Lu\u00eds Roberto Barroso, Dias Toffoli, Andr\u00e9 Mendon\u00e7a, \u200bRicardo Lewandowski, Kassio Nunes Marques and Luiz Fux rejected the Attorney General\u00b4s request.<\/span><\/p>\n

Constitutional mission <\/b><\/h2>\n

According to the judge, the <\/span>authority to request documentation<\/span><\/a> was one of the tools bestowed on public defenders precisely so they would be able to carry out their constitutional mission to defend those in need, \u201cby allowing swift and easy access by the general public and those without means, to documents, information and clarification\u201d. Minister C\u00e1rmen L\u00facia was the only one who was not in agreement with the judge. In her opinion, defenders should only request documents for collective proceedings. <\/span><\/p>\n

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