STF President Removes Alexandre de Moraes from Fake News Inquiry Amid Crisis
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- Estadao
- Gazeta do Povo
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Supreme Court President Edson Fachin has removed Justice Alexandre de Moraes from the rapporteurship of the fake news inquiry. This action follows a period of intense institutional conflict involving several justices and the Federal Police. Fachin also suspended conflicting injunctions issued by Justices André Mendonça and Flávio Dino regarding the leadership of the Federal Police. A plenary session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, to decide whether an investigation will be opened into Moraes's relations with banker Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master.
The crisis intensified after reports revealed messages between Moraes and Vorcaro. According to reports, these messages included requests for intervention in investigations into Banco Master and details regarding financial arrangements. In response, Moraes used the fake news inquiry to accuse Justice André Mendonça of administrative improbity and abuse of authority. Mendonça subsequently removed the Director General of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues, from his post, calling intelligence reports used by Moraes absurd. Justice Flávio Dino later ordered Rodrigues's reinstatement, creating a legal conflict that Fachin eventually resolved by suspending both decisions.
Moraes briefly scheduled a public statement for Thursday, September 10, but canceled it shortly after. Reports indicate that Moraes may argue the phone used in the messages does not belong to him. Furthermore, some sources suggest Moraes may challenge the impartiality of other justices, including Mendonça, Dias Toffoli, and Nunes Marques, during the upcoming plenary session to limit the voting quorum.
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- The coverage frames the event as a systemic crisis within the STF characterized by institutional instability and potential corruption involving multiple justices.
Sources
- Centre-right Estadao: Moraes adopts silence, but prepares strategy to deny conversations with Vorcaro and ‘stagger while shooting’
- Centre-right Estadao: Moraes schedules and cancels statement amid Vorcaro case and exit from fake news inquiry
- Centre-right Gazeta do Povo: Moraes announces statement after losing rapporteurship of the fake news inquiry
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