The Sore Loser’s Revenge: Disgruntled Lula Ally Tries to Sneak into STF Through the Back Door After Historic Senate Rejection
By Hotspotnews
In a historic display of democratic sovereignty, Brazil’s Senate delivered a stinging defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on April 29, 2026, rejecting his loyalist Jorge Messias — mockingly dubbed “Bessias” by critics — for a seat on the Supreme Federal Court (STF). By a clear 42-34 vote, the first rejection of an STF nominee in 132 years, senators stood firm against yet another attempt to pack the court with a PT operative.
But sore losers never accept defeat. Now Messias and his allies are accusing the Senate of “irregularities” and rushing to the very court they desperately want to join, hoping activist judges will overturn the people’s representatives and hand them the prize anyway.
This is pure entitlement in action — a sorry, disgruntled loser throwing a legal tantrum because the Senate dared to say no.
Senate Spoke Loud and Clear — Left Refuses to Listen
The Senate’s vote was no accident or conspiracy. It was a legitimate exercise of its constitutional duty. Despite intense pressure from the Planalto Palace, Messias could not muster the necessary support. Senators from across the center and right recognized exactly what he represents: another reliable vote for judicial activism, selective prosecutions, and the ongoing weaponization of institutions against conservatives.
This rejection sent a powerful message: The Brazilian people’s elected representatives will no longer rubber-stamp Lula’s attempts to dominate the judiciary. The STF has long been viewed by patriots as overreaching, interfering in politics, and acting more like a political super-body than a court of law. Installing another Lula crony would only worsen the institutional imbalance.
Yet instead of respecting that decision with dignity, the left is now trying to nullify it through the courts. A friendly association has filed a legal action before the STF claiming “vices of will,” procedural flaws, and irregularities in the Senate vote. They even want the process reopened and possibly held in open sessions to pressure senators. Justice Luiz Fux has been assigned as rapporteur.
Translation: “We lost fair and square, so please, friendly judges, make it go away.”
Portrait of Entitlement
Jorge Messias is no neutral legal scholar. As Lula’s Attorney General, he has spent years defending the government’s agenda in the courts. His smooth promises during Senate hearings about a “less interventionist” STF convinced no one tired of the court’s endless political meddling.
Rejected decisively, he now reveals the true face of PT arrogance: power belongs to them by divine right, and any resistance is an outrage that must be crushed — even if it means undermining the separation of powers.
This move risks a dangerous institutional crisis. If the STF can simply second-guess and overturn a sovereign Senate vote on its own nominations, why even bother with confirmation hearings? The entire constitutional balance collapses.
Defend the Institutions — Reject the Back Door
True conservatives know that strength comes from respecting the Constitution, not twisting it for personal ambition. The Senate did its job. Messias’ legal maneuver is an embarrassment that exposes the left’s authoritarian reflexes: when the legislature says “no,” run to the judiciary and demand “yes.”
Brazil deserves better than bitter bureaucrats who treat high office as their personal inheritance. The STF should waste no time dismissing this frivolous challenge, reaffirm the Senate’s clear authority, and let Lula and his team stew in their defeat.
The message to the PT and their allies is simple: Respect the rules. Accept the loss. There are no back doors. No judicial overrides. No more entitled power grabs at the expense of Brazil’s democratic institutions.
A disgruntled loser does not get to overrule the Senate of the Republic. Period.