The traditional British magazine The Economist, present in the UK press for 182 years, published, this Tuesday (24), a report reporting the controversies surrounding the Federal Supreme Court (STF). Titled “Brazil’s Supreme Court is embroiled in a huge scandal”, the text explains to English-speaking readers that “some of the most powerful judges in the world have an excessively close relationship with the business and political elite”.
“Even though it defends democracy, the court has shown itself to be more intransigent, sometimes interpreting criticism of its members as an attack on democracy itself”, points out the vehicle.
In the first paragraph, the report mentions Banco Master and its owner, Daniel Vorcaro. The case expanded discussions about ethics in the Supreme Court after the revelations of the relationship between the banker and the former rapporteur of the case in which he is being investigated. Throughout the text, Minister Dias Toffoli is mentioned 12 times, with explanations about the Tayayá resort and the Federal Police (PF) report that discovered conversations between judge and party.
“Toffoli’s colleague at the Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, is also in trouble. When evidence emerged that Moraes’ wife, who is a lawyer, had received an unusually vague and lucrative contract to represent Banco Master, Moraes opened an investigation against IRS officials for leaking confidential information,” the report adds. Moraes is mentioned 11 times.
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To tie together the connections, The Economist recalls the expectation of the Brazilian right for the massive occupation of the Senate, with a view to moving forward with requests for the impeachment of ministers. The right, in this sense, “nurses a special animosity” against the ministers, due to the conviction of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
With the crisis, the president of the Court, Edson Fachin, is trying to articulate a code of ethics. He chose minister Cármen Lúcia as rapporteur of the proposal. However, there is still no consensus on the devices to be regulated by the new standard. “Messrs. Toffoli and Moraes reacted immediately. Both claim to have never judged a case with a conflict of interest and that the adoption of a code of ethics is unnecessary”, recalls the vehicle.
The Economist heard from Brazilian journalist Pedro Doria about the political scenario in Brazil. He brought research to the report’s attention that points to the commitment to the impeachment of ministers as a decision-making factor for voters.
A People’s Gazette contacted the Supreme Court, so that it could comment on the British text. The space remains open for demonstrations.
