Brazilian Senate confirmed Paulo Gonet for another term as Attorney General — 45-26 — after a hearing in which he barely answered serious accusations of abuse of power. The message is clear: in 2025 Brazil, being indefensible is no obstacle when you have government support.

A Hearing That Became a One-Sided Accusation

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro: “You are doing to my father what you did to thousands of innocents — jail without crime.” Senator Magno Malta quoted Isaiah 55:7 and asked if Gonet planned to strip Congress of its power to impeach Supreme Court justices. Answers? Almost none.

Paulo Gonet Reappointment: The Charges Senate Buried

None of the grave accusations were refuted with facts. Still, 45 senators voted yes.

Why the Senate Deserves Harsh Criticism in Paulo Gonet Reappointment

The House that should oversee power became a rubber-stamp. Even without minimal ethical or technical defense, the majority ignored the dangerous precedent of a partisan PGR.

What Paulo Gonet Reappointment Says About Brazil Today

It’s about a Senate that lost its shame. That confirms 45-26 knowing the criticism, without demanding real change. That trades defense of the Constitution for automatic alignment with the Executive.