Novo sees Toffoli’s ‘interference’ in the case of Banco Master and activates PGR and PF

The Novo party bench sued the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and Federal Police (PF) against the minister of Federal Supreme Court (STF), Dias Toffolifor alleged “atypical interference” in procedures related to Banco Master.

In representation, the deputies and the senator Eduardo Girão maintain that the conduct attributed to the minister goes beyond the limits of the jurisdictional function and can constitute “crimes such as fraudulent management, market manipulation and money laundering, in addition to possible violations of the principles of legality, impersonality and administrative morality”.

“The Attorney General’s Office and the Federal Police need to act independently and fulfill their constitutional duty. Society demands a clear response from State institutions. This is not a case that will be swept under the carpet”, stated the leader of Novo in the Chamber, deputy Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS).

The documents sent to the PGR and the PF were separated, and the PF was asked to “initiate an investigative procedure to investigate the facts narrated”, highlighting the need for a technical and independent analysis of the sequence of acts carried out and their practical effects. “The parliamentarians state that the case requires in-depth clarification given the institutional seriousness of the suspicions raised.”

Toffoli is the rapporteur, at the STF, of investigations involving the and became the target of criticism from jurists after revelations about relationships between the magistrate’s family members and banker Daniel Vorcaro, controller of the financial institution. The information raised debates about a possible conflict of interests and the minister’s continued leadership of the case.

This Monday (26), minister Gilmar Mendes came to his colleague’s defense. In a publication on the social network X, the dean of the Federal Supreme Court .