The Supreme Federal Court (STF) considered valid the rules that allow the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Union (MPU) to requisition information, examinations, expert reports, and documents from other public agencies, in addition to requesting temporary services of servers from other entities. The decision was made during the judgment of the Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 5982, in which the government of Santa Catarina questioned provisions of the Organic Law of the MPU (Complementary Law 75/1993).
The government of Santa Catarina alleged that the Federal Constitution limits the power to request information and documents, adding that the imposed assignment of servers and material resources interferes with the administrative autonomy of the states. The arguments, however, were not accepted by the majority of the STF ministers.
The vote of Minister Alexandre de Moraes prevailed. For him, the requisition of temporary services and material means for specific activities derives from the Constitution itself, which assigns to the Public Prosecutor's Office the competence to ensure compliance with social and individual interests that are unavailable.
