Sérgio Moro: It is in our Constitution. It is an achievement that dates back to ancient times, in an affirmation of fundamental freedoms, which can be traced back to precedents prior to the Glorious Revolution in England, in the 17th century.
Sérgio Moro: Now, simply being absent, ignoring a parliamentary summons, brings discredit to the very institution of the CPI (Parliamentary Inquiry Commission).
I am preparing, Senator Plínio Valério, a proposed constitutional amendment to correct — or rather, to make explicit in the constitutional text — this interpretation, because even in the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) we see that there are ministers who understand that one is obliged to appear, even if one may not answer, and others who understand that appearance itself is optional.
Sérgio Moro: And here I will make it clear: unlike the previous situation, in which I understand there was a procedural maneuver, here there is a legitimate understanding, but we have the need to correct it to place the powers of Parliamentary Inquiry Commissions back in their proper course, which have rendered great service to our country, with all their limitations.
Sérgio Moro: Let us remember the CPI of PC Farias, let us remember the CPI — perhaps the most famous — of the Mensalão, but there is also the old CPI on Organized Crime, the CPI on Pedophilia, several Parliamentary Inquiry Commissions that did important work for the country, even within the sometimes political difficulties that surround the deliberations of these CPIs.