Gilmar Mendes defends Paulo Gonet and criticizes selective leaks
Quick Look
- Minister Gilmar Mendes defended the reputation of the Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet, after the confidentiality of conversations was lifted.
- Mendes criticized his colleague from the Supreme Court, André Mendonça, pointing out attempts at political profit and selective leaks.
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Why It Matters
Gilmar Mendes criticized the lifting of the confidentiality of conversations involving Paulo Gonet and pointed out André Mendonça's conduct.
"Paulo Gonet, Attorney General of the Republic, has an unblemished reputation and a public life of unsuspected honesty. This has never been the subject of dispute: he is recognized across all spectrums, by those who agree and those who disagree with him. Even so, his honor was unfairly tarnished by the lifting of the secrecy of conversations that portrayed nothing illicit. And, at that exact moment, the damage to his reputation was already done. No one can undo headlines with a late correction in plenary", stated the minister.
In the publication, Gilmar Mendes reiterated the criticisms he has made against his Supreme Court colleague, André Mendonça, and stated that this is an attempt to "profit politically" from the fact. He also classified the episode as a "selective leak".
"In plenary, the rapporteur himself recognized, loudly and clearly, the fairness of Gonet's conduct and admitted that there was nothing against him. Nothing. So why expose it?", he asked.
Open Questions
- Which specific conversations were confidential lifted?
- What will André Mendonça’s response to the criticism be?
