Brazil’s Top Court to Decide on Unprecedented Probe of Sitting Justice
Justices will consider whether to open a probe after leaked texts and a $24 million consulting contract raised questions about possible influence in the Banco Master case.
- 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 Supreme Court of Brazil began its deliberations on Tuesday on the opportunity of an investigation against Judge Alexandre de Moraes, the man who led the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro, in a case of corruption, a movement that is shaking and in the run-up to the October presidential elections.
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