Marcos Rogério: We are no longer a full democracy, we no longer have healthy, strong, respected institutions, there is no longer legal certainty or predictability, there is no longer a full rule of law in Brazil.
Marcos Rogério: What we have today is a power arrangement captured by some who place themselves above the law, distorting the Federal Constitution and subjugating the institutions.
I repeat: the rule of law has been captured and it is our responsibility to restore it with courage, firmness and fidelity to the values that underpin our Republic.
Marcos Rogério: Political persecution disguised as judicial investigation, and now religious persecution, Senator Girão.
Marcos Rogério: They included Pastor Silas Malafaia in an inquiry — another one — that investigates obstruction of justice and an attempt to abolish the democratic rule of law.