The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Edson Fachin, held a series of meetings with Court ministers, separately, in recent days to discuss the unprecedented institutional crisis in the court's history. The conversations took place before the extraordinary session scheduled for this Tuesday, when the full court should analyze whether there are elements to open an investigation into the conduct of Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
The crisis was triggered by revelations about Moraes' proximity to Daniel Vorcaro, of Banco Master, and by André Mendonça's role in leading the investigations. The messages found on Vorcaro's phone, identified in a Federal Police report, pointed to Minister Moraes as the ex-banker's interlocutor, serving as the basis for the investigation request.
The two ministers, Alexandre de Moraes and André Mendonça, are the protagonists of this crisis dividing the STF. The court is currently separated into two distinct groups: on one side are the ministers close to Moraes, including Gilmar Mendes, the senior justice of the Court, Cristiano Zanin and Flávio Dino; on the other group are Mendonça, Luiz Fux and other ministers not specified in the article.
