Brazil’s top court weighs a probe against the judge who sent former President Bolsonaro to prison
Justices delayed a vote after a 4-3 split and a last-minute request for more review, leaving the investigation question unresolved.
- On Tuesday, Brazil's Supreme Court began an unprecedented session to decide whether to investigate Justice Alexandre de Moraes over allegations he advised a banker accused of leading a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.
- Fellow Justice Andre Mendonca released a federal police report two weeks ago alleging that Daniel Vorcaro, owner of the failed Banco Master, sent text messages to Moraes seeking help regarding a fraud investigation.
- Court records reveal a law firm owned by the wife of Moraes held a $24 million consulting contract with Banco Master, which the central bank liquidated in November 2025.
- Early Tuesday, Moraes asked Chief Justice Luiz Edson Fachin to annul the proceedings, claiming they were "deliberately steered" by Mendonca to frame him, while two justices refused to vote on the matter.
- The crisis has intensified the October election campaign, as right-wing candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro seeks to link the court's turmoil to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's governing coalition.
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"The highest instance of Brazilian justice needs to be an example," Lula questioned in response to this Tuesday's trial of Alexandre de Moraes' investigation into the Banco Master case, which ended without a final decision at the request of Minister Flávio Dino.
Four judges voted in favour of a decision that would lead Alexandre de Moraes to be tried in an individual case. In turn, four would also vote on the contrary. Judge called for postponement.
The Brazilian super judge Alexandre de Moraes was closer to being investigated by his colleagues in the Federal Supreme Court (STF), in the very final stretch of a campaign...
Brazil Supreme Court postpones decision on opening probe of Justice Moraes
Brazil's Supreme Court postponed on Tuesday a decision on whether to open an investigation of fellow court member Justice Alexandre de Moraes over allegations he advised a banker accused of leading a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.
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