Crime de responsabilidade e impeachment: um processo político ou jurídico?

Abstract

The main objective of this paper was to analyze the political issues surrounding the impeachment process, with the choice of the topic taking place, given the barbaric situation that Brazil found itself in during the presidency of Bolsonaro, during which several crimes of responsibility were committed and, despite several requests, none of the registered processes were opened since the beginning of the government in 2019. Given this situation, the question about the existence of a political nature of the impeachment process has become increasingly important and has therefore drawn attention to be studied. However, it should be noted that the topic is not only relevant in the study of the last Brazilian government, but also has traces throughout Brazil's short democratic history, considering that both Collor's and Dilma's impeachments had as popular support and the loss of the government base within congress were necessary. With this work, I intend to make a brief introduction to the historical context of the impeachment process, clarify its procedure, the rights and guarantees of those involved, which crimes can be considered as motivating impeachment and, finally, try to unveil the political nature, which such a process has