Justice Alexandre de Moraes denies having favored banker Daniel Vorcaro or Banco Master and states that Justice André Mendonça's decision to open an investigation against him is unconstitutional and illegal. The statement was sent to the president of the Supreme Federal Court, Edson Fachin, in the early hours of the morning, just hours before an unprecedented session that could open the first investigation in the history of a Court minister.
This is the first time Moraes has publicly commented on the Federal Police report that revealed more than 50 messages sent by Vorcaro to the minister. In the document, Moraes argues that the investigation determined monocratically by Mendonça contravenes the Constitution, as it did not originate from a request by the Attorney General's Office nor from approval by the STF plenary.
In responding to the suspicion of information leakage regarding Operation Compliance Zero, Moraes emphasized that the banker was arrested by the Federal Police with a genuine passport and his own cell phone at Guarulhos Airport while attempting to leave the country. The document sent to Fachin was still in progress when the article was published.
