Overview
- Council members voted 9–3, with one abstention, on February 4 to archive the case, halting disciplinary action against the PT deputy.
- The rapporteur, Fernando Rodolfo (PL-PE), said the Code of Ethics does not penalize the act of contacting oversight bodies and framed the move as a legitimate petition.
- Rodolfo reversed an October recommendation of admissibility with a late-January supplementary opinion, citing a refined legal reading and warning against chilling parliamentary activity.
- Novo had sought punishment after Lindbergh announced in March 2025 that he asked the PGR to act over Marcel van Hattem’s plenary remarks attacking the Supreme Court and referencing Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
- The party argued Van Hattem’s speech was protected by material parliamentary immunity and that Lindbergh’s statements misrepresented what was said, but the council’s decision may still be appealed to the full Chamber.