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O PRIMEIRO GOVERNADOR NA HISTÓRIA A PEDIR IMPEACHMENT DE MINISTRO DO STF
311 classified statements · 1 politicians · March 16, 2026 · 28 min
Statements by Romeu Zema. 311 excerpts classified by topic and stance. Topics: Institutional Politics, Legal Certainty, Political Activism, Judiciary / Anti-Corruption.
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Romeu Zema
0:03
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
The first governor in history ever to request an impeachment.
Why it was classified this way · 92% confidence explicitly declares that they will request the impeachment of a minister.
Romeu Zema
0:07
About: enforce the laws and the Constitution
We have a small group that considers itself untouchable, that thinks it can do anything and remain immune.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence criticizes the 'grupo intocável' and advocates equal accountability.
Romeu Zema
0:16
About: require the President of the Republic to take a position on allegations against STF ministers
And what about the president's stance?
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence asks 'cadê o posicionamento do presidente', demanding a response.
Romeu Zema
0:19
I haven't seen it.
Romeu Zema
0:19
About: require the President of the Republic to take a position on allegations against STF ministers
And anyone who stays silent, in my opinion, is because they agree.
Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence says that those who remain silent agree, calling for a public stance.
Romeu Zema
0:23
I've always said that if I were going to be just another politician like the vast majority, one who submits to those interests, I wouldn't be here.
Romeu Zema
0:30
I'm here to do things differently.
Romeu Zema
0:34
A special governor today, huh?
Romeu Zema
0:37
Very special.
Romeu Zema
0:39
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
We are going to file here in Brasília the request for removal — the impeachment — of Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
Why it was classified this way · 95% confidence announces the formal filing of a removal/impeachment request explicitly.
Romeu Zema
0:49
Something unprecedented in Brazil.
Romeu Zema
0:53
Never has a governor, from what I've been told, done that.
Romeu Zema
0:57
About: participate in politics and demand accountability from elected officials
And we from Minas Gerais will not remain silent about this shamelessness that is happening.
Why it was classified this way · 72% confidence says that people from Minas won't stay silent in the face of the 'falta de vergonha'.
Romeu Zema
1:04
I've seen a president be impeached, but a minister? No, right?
Romeu Zema
1:09
It seems that nothing happens to them, right?
Romeu Zema
1:14
Exactly.
Romeu Zema
1:15
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
Two former presidents have already been removed from office, one of them even arrested.
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence reports that two former presidents were removed — descriptive fact.
Romeu Zema
1:21
About: combat impunity and conflicts of interest in the judiciary
And it seems that at the Supreme Court it's as if a person had a certificate of being perfect, untouchable.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence states that a magistrate is being 'comprado' and asks for an investigation.
Romeu Zema
1:31
About: combat impunity and conflicts of interest in the judiciary
And what we are seeing I think is the biggest scandal in Brazil's history.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence calls the case the 'maior escândalo' and demands accountability.
Romeu Zema
1:36
About: combat impunity and conflicts of interest in the judiciary
This one involving a judge of the Supreme Court, which is the body that should be a reference, that should inspire credibility, is being bought, and worse, bought by a man who appears to be engaged in criminal activity.
Why it was classified this way · 92% confidence alleges the purchase of an STF judge and ties it to crime.
Romeu Zema
1:57
So it's shocking, the whole of Brazil outraged.
Romeu Zema
2:03
About: investigate and punish illicit enrichment of public servants
A minister who is occupying his position there, it's very clear, is not there to provide public service, service to the people, but to get rich.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence says that a minister holds office to 'enriquecer', calling for an investigation.
Romeu Zema
2:14
About: publish the spending of ministers of the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
A contract that no law firm can get, 3,600,000 per month, he got it for his wife.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence cites a contract of '3 milhões e 600 mil' benefiting his wife.
Romeu Zema
2:27
About: enforce the laws and the Constitution
So, something that speaks against the institutions.
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence asserts that the conduct undermines institutions and asks for a response.
Romeu Zema
2:33
About: participate in politics and demand accountability from elected officials
This looks very bad for Brazil and we will not remain silent, no.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence says 'não vamos ficar calados', calling for public action.
Romeu Zema
2:38
About: enforce the laws and the Constitution
There is no untouchable person for me.
Why it was classified this way · 82% confidence declares 'não existe nenhum intocável', defending accountability.
Romeu Zema
2:41
Untouchable is God.
Romeu Zema
2:42
Here on Earth they are human beings who can err.
Romeu Zema
2:46
About: investigate and punish errors by public servants
And when they err, they must pay for the mistake.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence says that when they err, they must pay for the mistake.
Romeu Zema
2:49
About: enforce the laws and the Constitution
And here in Brazil, some untouchables seem to consider themselves above the law.
Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence criticizes 'intocáveis' who consider themselves above the law, calling for equality.
Romeu Zema
2:56
But we are here to fight.
Romeu Zema
3:01
Could you open back there to get my toothbrush for me?
Romeu Zema
3:06
Does it close by itself?
Romeu Zema
3:08
Ah, okay.
Romeu Zema
3:13
So you went to Curitiba recently?
Romeu Zema
3:35
I arrived there at the worst possible time, it was cold.
Romeu Zema
3:40
Wow, it was around 5 degrees, 7 degrees.
Romeu Zema
3:45
And at first it was very difficult to get used to it there.
Romeu Zema
3:49
It was cold, but later... I already knew it, I had gone three or four times, because I have friends from college who are from there.
Desconhecido
4:03
You went to FGV, I don't know if you know Lynn.
Desconhecido
4:11
No, I've heard the name, I don't know her, I've only heard of her.
Desconhecido
4:15
The founder of my college, he attended FGV.
Desconhecido
4:20
I would like to pray to the Lord at this moment that we are about to have here.
Desconhecido
4:41
May I?
Desconhecido
4:45
Yes.
Desconhecido
4:50
God, may...
Desconhecido
4:52
This moment be the beginning of a great journey, a great battle against the evil that has come trying to take control of our country, Father.
Desconhecido
5:01
Lord, I present to you the life of Governor Zema, who before being governor, before being a pre-candidate for the presidency, before being a father, before being a businessman, is your child, God.
Desconhecido
5:11
Like so many other Brazilians, a Christian who believes in our country, Father.
Desconhecido
5:16
And may those who sow evil and who see themselves as untouchable in our nation, Father,
Desconhecido
5:23
be confronted by the justice of your name, Lord.
Desconhecido
5:27
May this act that we are going to carry out here today, that the governor proposed to do—the impeachment of Minister Alexandre de Moraes—be only the beginning of the transformation that You have for our country, Father.
Desconhecido
5:36
May You, above all, give wisdom and grant ever greater discernment to our governor Zemo.
Desconhecido
5:45
May You guide this day and may Your will be done.
Desconhecido
5:49
May our people know the truth, because as You say in Your word, 'When the people know the truth, they are set free.'
Desconhecido
5:57
May the untouchables finally meet the encounter of Your justice, Father.
Desconhecido
6:03
This I ask of You, in the name of Jesus.
Desconhecido
6:05
Amen.
Romeu Zema
6:06
Amen.
Romeu Zema
6:06
May God enlighten us.
Romeu Zema
6:09
Let's go together.
Romeu Zema
6:13
About: demand a position from local authorities on national cases
Over in Minas they have taken a position.
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence asks 'Lá em Minas eles se posicionaram. Aqui tem alguma posição?'
Romeu Zema
6:14
About: demand a position from local authorities on national cases
Is there any position here?
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence insists on demanding public positions from authorities.
Romeu Zema
6:16
It's starting to cause embarrassment.
Romeu Zema
6:18
Isn't it?
Romeu Zema
6:20
So.
Romeu Zema
6:25
About: promote integrity and accountability in the public sector
Very complacent, it's a complacency that borders on suspicion, like Adriana said.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence criticizes complacency and negligence, calling for an ethical stance.
Romeu Zema
6:36
Let's go then.
Romeu Zema
6:41
Good afternoon, how are you?
Romeu Zema
6:42
Nice to see you again.
Romeu Zema
6:44
Good afternoon everyone.
Romeu Zema
6:46
First governor in history.
Romeu Zema
6:49
Are you going to request an impeachment?
Romeu Zema
6:50
So, there never was one, right?
Romeu Zema
6:52
Always the pioneer.
Romeu Zema
6:54
Always the new pioneer, isn't that so?
Romeu Zema
6:59
Governor!
Romeu Zema
7:00
How are you?
Romeu Zema
7:02
All right?
Romeu Zema
7:03
All right, and you?
Romeu Zema
7:05
All right.
Romeu Zema
7:06
I just arrived from my Rio Grande.
Romeu Zema
7:10
And what's the atmosphere in the Senate like?
Romeu Zema
7:13
About: require the President of the Senate to advance requests for investigation and impeachment
The atmosphere in the Senate is the following: sessions are being emptied because everyone is, what do you call it there in Minas Gerais?
Why it was classified this way · 84% confidence describes a 'desvaziamento de sessão' and criticizes the Senate's lack of action.
Romeu Zema
7:20
Everyone laying low, everyone at home, everyone in the rear.
Romeu Zema
7:28
So they canceled the sessions this week, there won't be any more.
Romeu Zema
7:31
About: require the President of the Senate to advance requests for investigation and impeachment
Alcolubro isn't doing anything.
Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence says that 'o Alcolubro não está fazendo nada' regarding requests already filed.
Romeu Zema
7:35
There are already several requests.
Romeu Zema
7:36
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
Several requests for impeachment, for CPI, for CPMI, in this case regarding Mastro.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence cites 'vários pedidos de impeachment' and complains about lack of progress.
Romeu Zema
7:40
He doesn't even open that.
Romeu Zema
7:42
And then there's a conflict of interest.
Romeu Zema
7:45
But today will be a landmark day, I think.
Romeu Zema
7:47
The pressure is growing, the press is on top.
Romeu Zema
7:51
So, I think that's what's important.
Romeu Zema
7:54
I am expecting that it will succeed.
Romeu Zema
8:03
So I'll sit down, it's easier.
Romeu Zema
8:06
Initial all of them, then?
Romeu Zema
8:18
How does it work?
Romeu Zema
8:41
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
No other party has done this.
Why it was classified this way · 72% confidence states that no other party has done this — institutional report.
Romeu Zema
8:43
We are the first to bring this argument.
Romeu Zema
8:46
There are a ton of impeachment requests against Alexandre Moraes, several other things.
Romeu Zema
8:50
In the Senate as well.
Romeu Zema
9:01
Good afternoon everyone.
Romeu Zema
9:03
A pleasure to be here with you.
Romeu Zema
9:06
I am here today
Romeu Zema
9:08
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
more as an indignant Brazilian than as governor of Minas Gerais.
Why it was classified this way · 89% confidence says it's past time for ministers to face impeachment, advocating action.
Romeu Zema
9:15
About: promote accountability of authorities for serious acts
And if we have already had two Presidents of the Republic removed who underwent impeachment, in my opinion, the time has long passed, given the facts we have witnessed in recent days, for the same to happen to ministers of the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal).
Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence links the impeachment of ministers to the 'bem do Brasil' and the institutions.
Romeu Zema
9:34
And this is for the good of Brazil.
Romeu Zema
9:37
It is for the good of the institutions.
Romeu Zema
9:40
We have a small group that considers itself untouchable, that believes it can do anything and remain immune.
Romeu Zema
9:50
And just because someone considers themselves beyond judgment doesn't mean they can't be judged.
Romeu Zema
9:55
They must be, yes.
Romeu Zema
9:57
I say that perfection exists only on the divine plane.
Romeu Zema
10:02
Here on Earth everyone makes mistakes.
Romeu Zema
10:05
And it seems that in Brazil the judiciary has come to consider itself immune from mistakes.
Romeu Zema
10:11
They are human beings and make mistakes like any other profession.
Romeu Zema
10:17
Now I'm astonished because there isn't a single association of magistrates taking a stand.
Romeu Zema
10:23
Total silence, very strange.
Romeu Zema
10:25
I don't see the OAB taking a position.
Romeu Zema
10:29
silence.
Romeu Zema
10:29
I also don't see law school student unions speaking up — these people who have been so active — watching these aberrations in recent days and everyone quiet.
Romeu Zema
10:41
About: make transparency a government priority
But thank goodness we here at Partido Novo are here, we are not beholden to anyone.
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence says Partido Novo has no 'rabo preso' and values transparency.
Romeu Zema
10:48
We are here because we know what was committed is very serious and deserves to be investigated.
Romeu Zema
10:55
And as governor of Minas, of a state that led the beginning of Brazil's independence process.
Romeu Zema
11:02
I am here outraged, like almost all Mineiros.
Romeu Zema
11:06
And we will carry this forward.
Romeu Zema
11:08
There can no longer be untouchables in this country.
Romeu Zema
11:12
Castes exist in India.
Romeu Zema
11:14
Here in Brazil we have to do away with this caste of untouchables.
Romeu Zema
11:18
It can't be.
Romeu Zema
11:19
It's something very serious.
Romeu Zema
11:20
It's an affront to Brazilians who get up early.
Romeu Zema
11:23
Work all day and grind.
Romeu Zema
11:25
If someone is ambitious and wants to get rich, great.
Romeu Zema
11:30
But go work in the private sector.
Romeu Zema
11:33
And not hold a public office and take advantage of it.
Romeu Zema
11:38
It's very clear what happened.
Romeu Zema
11:41
If you're ambitious, go to the private sector.
Romeu Zema
11:43
There are many opportunities.
Romeu Zema
11:45
I was there for 30 years, it doesn't kill anyone.
Romeu Zema
11:47
Now, wanting to make money in exchange for selling favors,
Romeu Zema
11:53
for opening up some contact,
Romeu Zema
11:56
etc.,
Romeu Zema
11:57
is something we cannot admit.
Romeu Zema
12:00
And we will take this battle to the last consequences.
Romeu Zema
12:03
As I said, I'm not beholden to anyone, I'm here to do what is right.
Romeu Zema
12:07
About: combat corruption and hold those involved accountable
And what motivated me to run in 2018 was the theft and incompetence of the PT that destroyed Minas Gerais.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence attributes entering politics to indignation with PT's 'robalheira'.
Romeu Zema
12:16
And now we are watching again something similar.
Romeu Zema
12:20
And where is the president's position as well?
Romeu Zema
12:24
I haven't seen it.
Romeu Zema
12:24
And whoever is silent, in my opinion, is because they agree.
Romeu Zema
12:28
Because who... Being omissive is because it seems they think everything that is happening is normal.
Romeu Zema
12:37
And it's not. I have always said that if it were to be one more politician like the vast majority, who submits to those interests, I would not be here.
Romeu Zema
12:46
I would be having a much better life.
Romeu Zema
12:53
I am here to do things differently.
Romeu Zema
12:55
I've been in the Minas government for seven years and two months.
Romeu Zema
12:59
Go see how many of my relatives have jobs there?
Romeu Zema
13:02
Zero.
Romeu Zema
13:02
Go see how many of my relatives benefited from my office with some contract?
Romeu Zema
13:07
Zero.
Romeu Zema
13:07
About: make transparency a government priority
So, I am governor to show, and this is the DNA of Partido Novo, that it is possible for us to have a different kind of politics in Brazil.
Why it was classified this way · 87% confidence states the goal is to show it's possible to do politics differently and transparently.
Romeu Zema
13:18
Sometimes you journalists have difficulty seeing that, because you've already seen so many wrong things.
Romeu Zema
13:24
that you think we are the same as the others.
Romeu Zema
13:27
I give you that.
Romeu Zema
13:28
Because those who have seen so much thing decade after decade that is done here in Brazil think we are the same.
Romeu Zema
13:35
We are not.
Romeu Zema
13:36
Understood?
Romeu Zema
13:36
We are here to do things differently.
Romeu Zema
13:39
And if there is a party that can contribute to changes in Brazil, it is this party here, it is this group that is here.
Romeu Zema
13:46
And we are, slowly, gradually, becoming a reference in terms of values, of... ethics of trust.
Romeu Zema
13:55
Because even if someone behaves badly within the party, who will have the greatest interest in removing them is us, even if they have a million, two or five million votes.
Romeu Zema
14:04
Totally.
Romeu Zema
14:05
It will distort our DNA.
Romeu Zema
14:07
Our DNA is a different DNA.
Romeu Zema
14:14
About: make transparency a government priority
Well, first I must make it very clear that our movement has nothing to do with... an election, it is a movement for ethics, for transparency, for citizenship, exactly.
Why it was classified this way · 84% confidence defines the movement as being for ethics and transparency.
Romeu Zema
14:28
It so happens that we are in an election year.
Romeu Zema
14:31
Now those who know me know I entered politics in 2018 out of indignation and refusal to accept things.
Romeu Zema
14:37
And the same is happening at this moment.
Romeu Zema
14:39
About: maintain pre-candidacy until final decision
I will carry my pre-campaign and campaign through to the end.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence declares they will carry the pre-campaign and campaign through to the end.
Romeu Zema
14:43
Being the running mate of another candidate, in a way, is Partido Novo bowing.
Romeu Zema
14:50
to issues with which we do not agree.
Romeu Zema
14:57
Many of them want to smooth over this matter.
Romeu Zema
15:01
And we do not want that, no.
Romeu Zema
15:04
About: investigate Banco Master contracts involving STF ministers
No one can refuse to be investigated.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence explicitly states that 'Ninguém pode se recusar a ser investigado'.
Romeu Zema
15:07
I was a businessman for 30 years, dozens of times the company I presided over was inspected by the Receita Federal, the Central Bank, the State Revenue Service, the Ministry of Labor.
Romeu Zema
15:19
I was audited dozens of times and they must still be there today.
Romeu Zema
15:23
Now there are people here... who are untouchable, cannot be audited, cannot be investigated.
Romeu Zema
15:28
We have a different caste here in Brazil, the Constitution is there, these people here are untouchable.
Romeu Zema
15:35
So our struggle is that, but we need to change this mindset that exists here in Brazil.
Romeu Zema
15:40
There are many people who consider themselves immune and above the law.
Romeu Zema
15:45
And we at Novo, despite being a small party, have this proposal.
Romeu Zema
15:51
About: enforce the laws and the Constitution
Equal law for everyone.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence defends 'Lei igual para todos' as a political goal.
Romeu Zema
15:52
And that is what will make Brazil move forward.
Romeu Zema
15:55
I did not receive an invitation, first of all, and as I said, I will take it to the end.
Romeu Zema
16:00
We have proposals different from the other parties.
Romeu Zema
16:03
Partido Novo is the one that fights corruption the most.
Romeu Zema
16:06
Partido Novo is the one that demands transparency the most.
Romeu Zema
16:10
About: make transparency a government priority
to put an end to the number of black boxes that we have here in Brazil.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence calls to end 'caixas pretas' and make government actions public.
Romeu Zema
16:15
In Minas Gerais, everything I do this month as governor, next month is on the transparency portal.
Romeu Zema
16:22
About: publish the spending of ministers of the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
Why here will ministers have their expenses?
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence questions why ministers' expenses would only be accessible in 100 years.
Romeu Zema
16:26
their spending accessible only in 100 years.
Romeu Zema
16:30
So, that's what we want.
Romeu Zema
16:32
Only those who are not doing the right thing don't want to show it.
Romeu Zema
16:36
And, unfortunately, the majority of politicians in Brazil have this view, this concept that public things are kind of their private property and not something that needs to have an accounting as open and transparent as possible.
Romeu Zema
16:53
About: combat impunity and conflicts of interest in the judiciary
I will answer part of the... I would say that both Alexandre de Moraes and Dias Toffoli are involved in the same problem.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence says Alexandre de Moraes and Toffoli 'cometeram atos criminosos', calling for an investigation.
Romeu Zema
17:05
They committed criminal acts, but each in their own way.
Romeu Zema
17:09
I think the other ministers must be extremely outraged with Alexandre de Moraes, since he was a much more skillful negotiator, he got a much more expressive amount.
Romeu Zema
17:23
sometimes dozens of times greater than that of his colleagues.
Romeu Zema
17:27
And it is a court that today has no moral authority to judge anything.
Romeu Zema
17:32
I don't see Alexandre de Moraes, Toffoli, having any moral authority to make any decision.
Romeu Zema
17:39
They are people who are there occupying a position, occupying their time with personal interest and not at the service of Brazil.
Romeu Zema
17:48
They are not public servants, by any means.
Romeu Zema
17:51
About: restrict STF's role to strictly constitutional matters and implement internal reforms (including a code of ethics)
And I was, in fact, summoned last week, intimidated by Minister Gilmar Mendes, because in the past the court judged issues from Minas Gerais in the most republican and transparent way.
Why it was classified this way · 84% confidence reports intimidation and says the Judiciary's mindset needs to change.
Romeu Zema
18:02
I spoke with several ministers, including him.
Romeu Zema
18:05
And now, from what I understood, he sent a bill.
Romeu Zema
18:08
as I handled the Minas matter, be submissive to me.
Romeu Zema
18:13
It seems that the mindset over there at the Supreme Court is that.
Romeu Zema
18:17
If I decided something, and decided correctly, then we have to change the way the Brazilian judiciary thinks.
Romeu Zema
18:27
They think that if they ruled in someone's favor... that person has an eternal debt; it's not like that.
Romeu Zema
18:35
Justice is blind.
Romeu Zema
18:37
It should judge without looking at a name, without looking at a CPF, nothing.
Romeu Zema
18:41
It should judge the merits.
Romeu Zema
18:43
It doesn't work like that.
Romeu Zema
18:44
About: restrict STF's role to strictly constitutional matters and implement internal reforms (including a code of ethics)
We need to change and Partido Novo will act in that direction.
Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence states that Partido Novo will act to change the judiciary and hold people accountable.
Romeu Zema
18:50
We are here paying close attention.
Desconhecido
18:51
Thank you very much for the interview.
Desconhecido
18:53
Yuri, you mentioned that today the Novo parliamentarians, together with Governor Romeu Zema, filed another request.
Desconhecido
19:01
against Minister Alexandre de Moraes, a request for impeachment.
Desconhecido
19:04
So I ask you, governor, how does your presence here today add to the other requests that have already been filed?
Desconhecido
19:13
What is the objective of this request specifically?
Desconhecido
19:17
Your presence here today in the Senate... Is it a kind of pressure on the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, since it is up to him to give follow-up, to move forward with these requests, dozens of which remain stalled without a public response from the president of the National Congress?
Desconhecido
19:35
What is the purpose of your presence in participating in this request against the minister of the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)?
Romeu Zema
19:44
Good afternoon, Carol, good afternoon to everyone following us.
Romeu Zema
19:48
Well, Carol, the reason we're here today... is to demonstrate this indignation, this refusal to accept it.
Romeu Zema
19:57
I can say that it represents the people of Minas Gerais.
Romeu Zema
19:59
Remember that Minas Gerais was the state that first rose up for independence in Brazil.
Romeu Zema
20:05
And we have that in our DNA.
Romeu Zema
20:07
An indignation and refusal to accept it that is above average in Brazil.
Romeu Zema
20:12
And as governor of Minas, I made a point of being here today.
Romeu Zema
20:16
for us to put an end to this spree of the untouchables.
Romeu Zema
20:19
Here in Brazil, I think it's worse than in India.
Romeu Zema
20:22
In India, I think even the castes are finished, but here in Brazil it seems they are consolidating.
Romeu Zema
20:28
We have created here, within the judiciary in particular, a caste of people who believe themselves to be above the law, who can do as they please.
Romeu Zema
20:40
If someone who holds public office wants to get rich, go into business, resign.
Romeu Zema
20:48
That's how millions of Brazilians do it.
Romeu Zema
20:50
Now they stay there, instead of working as public servants, making private-interest deals.
Desconhecido
20:59
In practice, how do you think this request can advance here with President Davi Columbre?
Desconhecido
21:04
Did you approach the president of the National Congress?
Desconhecido
21:07
What's the difference between this and the other requests, as I said, that have already been filed?
Romeu Zema
21:12
It's a request from Partido Novo, a request from me, and we want the president to evaluate it.
Romeu Zema
21:19
Shortly he will also face an impeachment request, because he is being a president who only shelves requests to open investigations, requests from several senators.
Romeu Zema
21:33
So he is causing a problem as well.
Romeu Zema
21:36
It seems we have one figure trying to provide cover for another in Brazil.
Romeu Zema
21:43
And we at Partido Novo, who are not compromised like many are, have the freedom to act and we will continue to press.
Romeu Zema
21:52
And you in the media have a very important role, which is to start showing what is happening here.
Romeu Zema
22:00
Everyone wants to protect their colleague.
Romeu Zema
22:03
because they are receiving some advantage.
Romeu Zema
22:05
We need to put an end to this.
Romeu Zema
22:07
About: combat corruption
Brazilians are tired of having, over the past decades, tax increases to enable this spree of the untouchables to continue and remain as it has been.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence links tax hikes to maintaining the 'farra dos intocáveis'.
Romeu Zema
22:19
The negotiations have been conducted by Vice-Governor Matheus Simões.
Romeu Zema
22:24
There is, indeed, a good possibility of moving in that direction.
Romeu Zema
22:29
About: maintain pre-candidacy until final decision
And regarding my pre-candidacy, I will carry it through to the end.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence repeats that he will take it to the end and that he has different proposals.
Romeu Zema
22:35
I have different proposals; in fact I am the pre-candidate who has most questioned this disgrace that is happening at the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal).
Romeu Zema
22:47
It's my position in Partido Novo, and we need to have in Brazilian politics
Romeu Zema
22:54
people from outside the system.
Romeu Zema
22:56
And I, coming from outside, have a different view, even to avoid continuing to do
Romeu Zema
23:01
the same thing that has been happening here in Brazil for decades.
Romeu Zema
23:05
It's another scandal, another repetition of something similar to what happened in Lava Jato, Mensalão, Petrolão.
Romeu Zema
23:15
Always some change, but once again the main authorities, public figures, are co-opted by a mechanism that prevents anything from changing, allowing the untouchables' spree to continue.
Romeu Zema
23:31
And there in Minas Gerais we have shown that it is possible to do things differently.
Romeu Zema
23:36
Minas has 300,000 public employees, civil servants; I don't have a relative [among them].
Romeu Zema
23:42
And I don't have a relative or a friend who has a contract with the State.
Romeu Zema
23:46
It is indeed possible to pursue proper politics.
Romeu Zema
23:49
There in Minas we have already shown it and we want to do the same in Brazil.
Romeu Zema
23:57
Carol, since the beginning of my political career I have taken a stance: to defend what is right.
Romeu Zema
24:03
If defending what is right causes me to lose support and even reduces my chances of being elected, that is not why I will defend what is wrong.
Romeu Zema
24:13
So my line of action is very easy to follow: do the right thing; I don't believe in shortcuts.
Romeu Zema
24:21
I don't believe in those maneuvers to cover up wrongdoings.
Romeu Zema
24:29
I was elected that way, reelected in that manner, and I will continue on that path.
Romeu Zema
24:34
If it's to do what has always been done in Brazil, there are plenty of politicians to do that.
Romeu Zema
24:41
I am here to do it differently.
Desconhecido
24:45
Does the studio have any more questions for us?
Romeu Zema
24:48
Certainly.
Romeu Zema
24:49
About: take investigations to their conclusion
Remember that this investigation has so far probably examined 1, 2, 3% of the material.
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence reports that only 1–3% of the material has been investigated — descriptive comment.
Romeu Zema
24:57
There are still various cell phones with issues there that only God knows what's on them, only God knows who is involved.
Romeu Zema
25:07
So, without a doubt, this Banco Master issue will indeed carry a lot of weight in the Senate elections this year.
Romeu Zema
25:17
And I am very confident
Romeu Zema
25:19
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
that there will be a major renewal, that the Senate will take on the leading role for which it was created, which is to remove, to impeach ministers of the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) who never properly fulfilled their function, who are there to make contracts of a personal nature.
Why it was classified this way · 92% confidence asks the Senate to take the lead in impeaching ministers.
Romeu Zema
25:39
And who have never been impeached.
Romeu Zema
25:41
We have already had presidents who were impeached; it's past time for a minister of the STF to be impeached.
Romeu Zema
25:47
And the Senate has this great mission.
Desconhecido
25:50
Indeed, it would be something unprecedented, right, governor, an impeachment request against a minister.
Desconhecido
25:54
In an election year does that make things easier or harder?
Desconhecido
25:59
Just to wrap up.
Romeu Zema
26:00
I think that whether the investigation drags on or is concluded earlier, whether the impeachment happens before or after, in any case it will have an influence
Romeu Zema
26:09
on the electoral process.
Romeu Zema
26:10
It's hard to know which will carry more weight, but the case is in the spotlight and will continue to weigh.
Romeu Zema
26:19
All right, Governor Romeu Zema.
Romeu Zema
26:45
I thank you for your participation, Yuri and Débora.
Romeu Zema
26:48
Thank you.
Romeu Zema
26:50
The room here is quite small, folks.
Romeu Zema
26:51
About: proceed with impeachment requests against ministers
We hope that, this time, it goes ahead.
Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence closes by saying 'Esperamos que, dessa vez, vá', supporting the progress of the request.
Romeu Zema
26:54
Amen.
Romeu Zema
26:57
Very well.
Romeu Zema
27:18
Thank you very much.
Romeu Zema
27:19
Our governor.
Romeu Zema
27:20
Congratulations, governor.
Romeu Zema
27:22
Thank you.
Romeu Zema
27:22
Thank you, governor.
Romeu Zema
27:32
Thank you.
Romeu Zema
27:32
Congratulations.
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