President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recalculated his strategy to react to the crisis at the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and began hardening his tone in his speeches, directly accusing Justice André Mendonça of leaking information from investigations that benefited him. The change in posture occurs amid a scenario of tension between the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court.
At a rally held in Curitiba on Saturday, Lula revealed he made a direct complaint to STF President Edson Fachin about Mendonça's handling of cases. According to the president, he told Fachin that it was not possible for the reporting judge to keep releasing cherry-picked matters, containing only information that interested Mendonça himself.
On Sunday, when commenting on the fraud investigations at the INSS, Lula stated that his son will have to "pay a very high price" if any crime is proven. The statement was interpreted as an attempt to demonstrate impartiality in the face of investigations involving family members.
The article also mentions that Lula cited information revealed by the ICL Notícias website about a helmet company belonging to Flavio Bolsonaro, the president's son, which shares the same address in Brasília with other companies. The accusation that Mendonça leaks information was interpreted as a strategy to divert focus from the investigations and face the crisis.
