Ministers Nunes Marques and Toffoli, both from the Supreme Federal Court (STF), declared themselves impeded from participating in a trial that addressed the potential investigation of Minister Alexandre de Moraes. As a result, both will not participate in the vote on the case.
The trial was scheduled to take place at the STF and involved messages that linked Alexandre de Moraes to businessman Daniel Vorcaro. The decision of the two ministers to declare themselves impeded affects the composition of the court for this specific vote.
The recusal of the two magistrates reduces the number of possible votes in the trial, since they will not be able to participate in the deliberation on the merits of the question involving Moraes and the aforementioned messages. The case continues to proceed in the court, but with an altered composition for this stage.
Daniel Vorcaro is a central figure in the messages that motivated the trial, and the investigation into any potential participation by Moraes in the case now depends on the votes of the other STF ministers who have not declared an impediment.
