The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Edson Fachin, reduced the powers of ministers Alexandre de Moraes and André Mendonça by launching a package of decisions to ease internal tensions within the Court. Fachin removed Moraes from the rapporteurship of the Fake News inquiry and suspended Mendonça's decision to remove the director-general of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues.
Additionally, Fachin decided that any and all procedures regarding a court member must be preliminarily referred to him. As a practical consequence, the measures weakened the actions of Moraes and Mendonça, who in recent days used decisions and PF reports to exchange accusations against each other.
The first accused the other of crimes of responsibility, abuse of authority, and administrative impropriety. The second requested the preparation of a PF report that suggested alleged practices of administrative advocacy and obstruction of justice.
The decisions also elevate Fachin's power at a time of internal conflict at the court, and the next week will bring a new test for his management, according to the publication.
