the senator Sergio Moro (UniãoPR) said this Saturday, 1 that Brazil’s Federal Senate would hear “soon”. Maria Corina Machadois considered one of the most popular precandidates for the 2024 presidential election Venezuelaand who is prohibited from holding public office for 15 years. In a publication on social networks, the former judge and former justice minister explained that the leadership of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) wanted to prevent the testimony, but that the precandidate would speak up. “We will soon hear from María Corina in the Brazilian Federal Senate. The Lula government is trying to block the hearing, but we will insist. She will be able to speak about this Venezuelan ‘democracy’ that is trying to prevent free elections,” Moro wrote. As Jovem Pan’s website showedthe decision of controlOn Friday the 30th, the law close to the Venezuelan government was published, which is intended to make the precandidate ineligible. The document, read by Deputy José Brito, noted the disqualification of several opponents, including twotime candidate Henrique Capriles and Juan Guaidowho went into exile US In April. “I have the duty to inform you that on July 13, 2015, citizen María Corina Machado Parisca (…) was sentenced to ban from holding public office (…) for a period of 15 years,” it reads the text. read by Brito to journalists. According to the Comptroller’s Office, Machado’s disqualification was due to “administrative irregularities” during her tenure as deputy (20112014). She is also accused of participating in a corruption network led by Guaidó, who was recognized by 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim president between January 2019 and January 2023.
