Marcos Rogério: All of this has been set aside. Due process is not a constitutional ornament, it is the backbone of the Justice system.
Marcos Rogério: It is what guarantees every citizen, whether we like their opinions or actions or not, the right to be tried by an impartial judge, in observance of procedural rules, with due respect for broad defense and adversarial proceedings.
That is not what we see, and the world is watching.
Marcos Rogério: What we are witnessing in the STF, however, is the concentration of powers that should alarm everyone: a justice initiates the inquiry, investigates, brings the accusation, judges, imprisons and even claims to be a victim.
Marcos Rogério: All in the same process, all under the same robe!