Brazilian President Bolsonaro authorizes installation of a court similar to the one in The Hague

In an order published on August 2 in the Official Federal Gazette, President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party – PL) authorized the installation of a representation of the PCA (Permanent Court of Arbitration), an international entity that aims to resolve disagreements between countries, in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil must “endeavor to facilitate the work of the PCA in the peaceful resolution of international controversies,” says the agreement.

The “Headquarters Agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Permanent Court of Arbitration,” the document that commands the installation of the PCA here, was signed on August 25, 2017.

The approval makes Brazil the fifth country to have a PCA chamber unit, after Singapore, Mauritius, Argentina, and Austria – the organization’s official headquarters are in The Hague in the Netherlands.

Bolsonaro, through the dispatch, forwarded the agreement’s text to the National Congress. The president received the “Agreement” in 2019, sent by former Minister of International Relations Ernesto Araújo, who submitted for Bolsonaro’s consideration “the attached draft Message, accompanied by an authentic copy of the Agreement.”

“Forwarding to the National Congress the text of the Headquarters Agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Permanent Court of Arbitration, signed in Brasilia, on August 25, 2017,” says the president’s dispatch.

BOLSONARO HAS ALREADY BEEN DENOUNCED TO THE PCA

In May, due to several complaints against Jair Bolsonaro for the destruction of the Amazon and threats to indigenous peoples, the Permanent Court of Arbitration was pressured to speed up its investigations of the Brazilian president.

Foreign entities, mainly European, have presented evidence of crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Bolsonaro. In support of the entities’ pressure, the reports had one million signatures pressing for action against the president.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), which acts when national courts are unable or unwilling to conduct criminal proceedings, also received the final report of the Covid’s CPI, which accuses Bolsonaro of nine crimes during the pandemic.

With information from UOL