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De Moraes counterattack deepens Brazil Supreme Court crisis

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes asked the court’s presidency to investigate fellow Justice André Mendonça, who is examining allegations involving banker Daniel Vorcaro and disclosed messages linked to the case.
  • De Moraes accused Mendonça of administrative misconduct, abuse of authority and a crime of responsibility, while Supreme Court President Edson Fachin said he would examine serious indications of corruption allegations against De Moraes.
  • The full court must authorize any investigation into a Supreme Court justice, leaving the dispute unresolved.

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court is facing a new escalation after Justice Alexandre de Moraes asked for an investigation into the colleague who is examining allegations against him.

De Moraes submitted the request to Supreme Court President Edson Fachin, accusing Justice André Mendonça of administrative misconduct, abuse of authority and a crime of responsibility. He said Mendonça had violated judicial impartiality and favored political groups by lifting the confidentiality of an investigation involving messages from jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro.

for personal and political reasons

· Alexandre de MoraesDe Moraes used the phrase while accusing André Mendonça of improperly pursuing a plea-bargain agreement with Daniel Vorcaro.

De Moraes also alleged that Mendonça acted “for personal and political reasons” while seeking to negotiate a plea-bargain agreement with Vorcaro. Mendonça, nominated to the Supreme Court by former President Jair Bolsonaro, is investigating the alleged financial fraud involving Vorcaro, the owner of Banco Master. Police accuse the banker of selling debt securities without guarantees in what they describe as Brazil’s largest financial fraud.

serious

· Edson FachinThe Supreme Court president used the word to describe the factual elements behind corruption allegations involving De Moraes.

The counterattack came one day after Fachin said he would examine corruption indications involving De Moraes, describing the factual elements as “serious.” The dispute began when Mendonça authorized the release of a Federal Police investigation into messages sent by Vorcaro to a phone that investigators say belonged to De Moraes.

The messages reportedly included Vorcaro’s requests for “protection” from Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet and Federal Police Director General Andrei Rodrigues. Vorcaro also asked, days before his arrest, whether he should leave Brazil. He was first arrested in São Paulo on Nov. 17, 2025, while attempting to leave the country on a private plane, later released and returned to prison on March 4. Police also allege that De Moraes edited a 131 million-real service contract, although the provided text ends before giving further details. Any investigation into a Supreme Court justice must be authorized by the full court.

protection

· Daniel VorcaroVorcaro reportedly used the word in messages seeking help from senior Brazilian law-enforcement officials.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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