Messages exchanged between banker André Fernando Martins, of Banco Master, and Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes were revealed on the eve of elections in Brazil, provoking an unprecedented crisis in the Brazilian Judiciary. The conversations suggest a close and potentially improper contact between the businessman and the magistrate.
André Fernando Martins asked Moraes if he should leave the country two days before being arrested, which indicates that the banker had some kind of direct communication channel with the STF minister. According to the investigation, the two met in person at least six times, raising questions about the nature of these encounters.
The case generated an institutional crisis in the Supreme Court, with significant political repercussions at the most sensitive moment of the Brazilian electoral calendar. The revelation of these communications puts into question the impartiality and independence that should characterize the performance of a minister of the highest court in the country.
The situation is considered unprecedented in the Brazilian Judiciary, as it involves accusations of closeness between a member of the STF and a businessman who ended up being arrested, raising doubts about possible favors or misuse of the court's influence.
