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The STF reviewed the Alexandre de Moraes case amid tensions with André Mendonça
The two judges took part in an extraordinary session of Brazil’s Supreme Court while the internal dispute over Federal Police reports in the Banco Master case continued. According to Brazilian media, there were direct exchanges between the two justices during the day and new questions about how the case should be handled.
Alexandre de Moraes and André Mendonça took part this Tuesday in an extraordinary session of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to review the Federal Police report on messages attributed to former banker Daniel Vorcaro and Moraes, in the context of the Banco Master case.
According to G1 Globo, both justices sat next to each other in the plenary, a setup that is not unusual in the court’s sessions. Until Monday, the presence of the two at the hearing was a matter of discussion within the Court.
According to G1 Globo, a sector of the Supreme Court held that Moraes should not attend to avoid his presence being interpreted as pressure on the other justices. At the same time, justices aligned with Moraes were considering filing a procedural motion to prevent Mendonça from taking part, on the grounds that questions about his role in handling the report could affect his participation in the case.
The crisis between the two deepened after the release of Federal Police reports on the messages between Moraes and Daniel Vorcaro. According to G1 Globo and O Globo, Moraes accused Mendonça of selectively releasing documents. Mendonça rejected that accusation and said he had only preserved confidential data and ongoing investigations.
O Globo reported that during Tuesday’s session there was a verbal exchange between the two justices. According to the outlet, Moraes asked that the review of his conduct in his dealings with Vorcaro and the examination of Mendonça’s role in the Federal Police report be handled together.
Also according to O Globo, Moraes said the investigation used by Mendonça to request an inquiry into him was “fraudulent,” while Mendonça replied that some of his colleague’s statements were “a lie.”
O Globo added that STF President Edson Fachin decided to separate the proceedings. According to that account, the case involving the messages between Vorcaro and Moraes was to be handled this Tuesday the 15th, while Moraes’s accusations against Mendonça were left for September 23, because procedural deadlines for evidence-gathering were still open.
In parallel, O Globo reported that Flávio Dino asked to postpone the hearing on the Federal Police report so it could be reviewed on September 23 together with Moraes’s request regarding Mendonça’s conduct. According to the outlet, Dino questioned the way Fachin’s presidency handled the case and said the plenary still needed to discuss that procedural issue.
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