Jason Miller, former strategist for Donald Trump’s first government, shared this Tuesday (3) a report from the British magazine The Economist that highlights alleged controversies involving minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
Miller’s publication comes days after demonstrations held in Brazil under the slogan “Wake up, Brazil”, amid criticism of the Judiciary and the Court’s decisions.
In the publication, Miller only cites some excerpts from the report, such as:
“[A]Alexandre de Moraes is also in trouble… evidence has emerged that Mr. Moraes’ wife, who is a lawyer, received an unusually vague and lucrative contract to represent Banco Master…”
In response to Miller’s publication, former federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro responded: “That’s what we call in the USA… CORRUPTION!”
The report entitled “Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court is involved in a huge scandal” was published by The Economist, last Thursday (25). The text states that “some of the most powerful judges in the world have an excessively close relationship with the business and political elite” and maintains that, despite defending democracy, the court has adopted a stance considered more intransigent in the face of criticism.
Right at the beginning, the magazine mentions Banco Master and its owner, Daniel Vorcaro. The case expanded the debate on ethics in the Court after revelations about relations between the banker and the former rapporteur of cases involving the institution.
Minister Dias Toffoli is mentioned 12 times throughout the text, including in reference to the Tayayá resort and a Federal Police report that allegedly identified conversations between the judge and the party involved.
Moraes cited 11 times by The Economist
The report also states that “Alexandre de Moraes is in trouble”. According to the vehicle, evidence emerged that the minister’s wife, a lawyer, had received an “unusually vague and lucrative” contract to represent Banco Master.
Also according to the magazine, before Moraes’ appointment to the STF, his wife’s law firm had 27 cases before the STF and the STJ. Today, according to the text, there would be 152.
The publication adds that, after the information emerged, Moraes ordered an investigation against Federal Revenue officials for alleged leaks of confidential data.
According to The Economist, both Toffoli and Moraes claim to have never judged cases with a conflict of interest and argue that the adoption of a code of ethics would be unnecessary.
