Those closest to Lula da Silva guarantee that he has already hit the hammer: Cristiano Zanin, 47 years old, personal lawyer of the President of the Republic and face of the fight against Operation Lava-Jato and Sergio Moro, will be the being the next nominee for the Federal Supreme Court (STF). However, Lula’s verdict has been criticized by both the right, unsurprisingly, and the left, who view the decision as an unnecessary confusion between public and private and would rather see a black lawyer take their place, in the name of diversity.
For Marcelo Crespo, coordinator of the ESPM Law course and specialist in criminal and digital rights, “the requirements, according to the constitution, that the nominee be a native Brazilian, be between 35 and 65 years old and enjoy political rights, are notable legal knowledge and an impeccable reputation, all of which, I believe, Zanin has”. “But the constitution also says that public administration must obey the principles of legality, morality, publicity, efficiency and also impersonality. I believe that, from a legal point of view, Zanin’s name may ultimately raise questions in this last principle.”, complete .
Source: DN
