With an ‘Xandonic Institutional Act,’ Moraes asks peers to choose between him and Mendonça

The crisis inside Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has escalated into an open confrontation between Justices Alexandre de Moraes and André Mendonça. Commentator Carlos Andreazza describes Moraes as accusing his colleague of a series of irregularities.

The article questions whether Moraes ordered an investigation into Mendonça and asks who commissioned Federal Police reports that it characterizes as anonymous, undated and unsupported by evidence. It also questions the role of Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet.

According to the article, Moraes’s argument, submitted to Justice Edson Fachin, is that Mendonça usurped the Federal Police’s powers, compromising the security of evidence. The text says this position resembles the defense strategy of banker Daniel Vorcaro and links Gonet and Federal Police Director Andrei Rodrigues to what it calls the “vorcárico whiskey club.”

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What madness, right in the week I’m sorting everything out. That same judge Ricardo? And does Galípolo know? Can we do something? Do you think I need to be out by Monday already?

The article focuses on a message attributed to Vorcaro shortly before his arrest: “What madness, right in the week I’m sorting everything out. That same judge Ricardo? And does Galípolo know? Can we do something? Do you think I need to be out by Monday already?” It says Vorcaro may have been reacting to information Moraes gave him about a confidential court order. The judge identified as Ricardo allegedly presided over the court that later ordered Vorcaro’s arrest.

The author argues that Moraes wants the Supreme Court to decide between him and Mendonça rather than determine whether Moraes himself should face investigation. The article connects the dispute to investigations involving the Master case and alleged theft from retirees, claiming that discrediting Mendonça could undermine those inquiries.

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The bald man cannot delay.