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Criminal lawyers criticize alleged advisory ties and ask Brazil’s Supreme Court to remove Moraes

From Estadão · () Portuguese

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  • The Brazilian Association of Criminal Lawyers asked the Supreme Federal Court to suspend Justice Alexandre de Moraes as allegations involving banker Daniel Vorcaro are investigated.
  • The group cited alleged advisory, guidance and protection ties between Moraes and Vorcaro, as well as a 131 million reais contract involving a law firm led by Moraes’s wife.
  • The association called for a swift, transparent inquiry while stressing that no person’s responsibility should be prejudged.

A Brazilian association of criminal lawyers has asked the presidency of the Supreme Federal Court to temporarily remove Justice Alexandre de Moraes while allegations involving banker Daniel Vorcaro are investigated.

should be submitted to a proper investigation, with full observance of due process, the right to an adversarial process and the right to a full defense

· Brazilian Association of Criminal LawyersThe association described the safeguards it says should govern an inquiry into the alleged relationship between Moraes and Vorcaro.

The petition, submitted to Justice Edson Fachin, says indications of an alleged relationship of advice, guidance and protection between Moraes and Vorcaro require a formal inquiry that respects due process, the right to respond and the right to a full defense. Vorcaro, the former controller of Banco Master, was arrested in Operation Compliance Zero.

The association said the allegations should receive a “swift and transparent investigation by the competent bodies.” It called on Fachin to act in a “firm, assertive and responsible” manner, saying this would help restore legal certainty and institutional stability.

swift and transparent investigation by the competent bodies

· Brazilian Association of Criminal LawyersThe group called for an institutional investigation into the allegations.

The lawyers also criticized Moraes’s alleged ties to Vorcaro in connection with a 131 million reais contract signed by the Barci de Moraes law firm, which is directed by Moraes’s wife, Viviane. The association said criminal proceedings cannot allow a judge to combine the roles of investigator, prosecutor and adjudicator.

criminal proceedings cannot allow the concentration, in the figure of the judge, of the functions of investigating, prosecuting and judging

· Brazilian Association of Criminal LawyersThe association criticized any combination of judicial, investigative and prosecutorial roles.

It emphasized that its request sought institutional scrutiny without prejudging anyone’s responsibility. The group linked its position to its national campaign, “Federal Constitution: the compass of democracy,” which promotes the Constitution, republican institutions and the democratic rule of law. It repeated its call for Moraes’s temporary removal while the facts are examined.

Federal Constitution: the compass of democracy

· Brazilian Association of Criminal LawyersThis is the name of the association’s national campaign defending constitutional institutions.
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