Nine ministers of the (Federal Supreme Court) and 12 direct relatives are partners in at least 31 companies. Thirteen are law firms or law institutes, and six operate in the management, purchase, sale and rental of their own properties.
The total number of companies may be higher, as hidden partners may be omitted from public records. This is the case with the minister’s stake in the company, which was sold to the former banker’s trust.
A Sheet mapped companies active in the name of ministers and children and spouses. The account also includes three companies in which the names of the ministers do not appear in the corporate structure, but in which there is evidence of connection with the magistrates.
In addition to these records, three other companies were found in the name of recently separated ministers’ ex-spouses.
The Organic Law of the Judiciary allows judges to be part of the corporate structure of companies and receive dividends, but only prohibits them from holding management positions. There is no such legal prohibition in the case of children and spouses of ministers.
In a session at the STF on the 5th, he argued that magistrates .
Toffoli joked: “He would have to donate his inheritance to some charity, if he [juiz] has a father or mother who is a shareholder in a company or farm.” “Several magistrates are farmers, they own companies”, he added.
A Sheet contacted the ministers through the STF press office, but they did not respond. The report reached out to children and wives of ministers by email or telephone, but only two commented, in addition to an ex-spouse.
The participation of ministers in private companies, although permitted, may give rise to questions about suspicion or conflicts of interest of the magistrates. The one revealed by Sheetwas decisive for the minister’s removal from reporting on the case.
The fact that he received money from a fund linked to Vorcaro led to the minister’s decision.
Toffoli does not have companies with publicly accessible records, , a holding company that had a stake in Tayayá.
Lawyer Roberta Rangel, his ex-wife, has two companies: Rangel Advocacia, opened in 2005, before the minister arrived at the court, and Ibed (Instituto Brasiliense de Estudos em Direito). Together, the companies have a total of R$20,000 in share capital.
The minister with the largest number of companies is . He is a partner in six companies, directly or indirectly.
One of them is Roxel Participações, which has a share capital of R$9.8 million. Roxel is a partner in three companies that are part of the IDP (Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research) group, in addition to the agricultural company GMF, with a share capital of R$2.2 million, and Mt Crops, which sells agricultural inputs, with a share capital of R$500,000.
His two children, Laura and Francisco Schertel, also have companies. Francisco is a partner at IDP and Schertel Ferreira Mendes Advogados. Laura has an individual law firm.
Furthermore, Guiomar Lima, lawyer and ex-wife of the minister, is a partner at the Sergio Bermudes firm. THE Sheet She said she decided to work in the office after retiring after 32 years of public service, when she worked in several high courts. He said his three court cases came from other instances.
“I have never served in the Supreme Court. Not because I have any legal impediment, but out of respect for the institution,” he stated. However, she does not consider it wrong for relatives to act in court. “This rule is my internal rule”, he explained. Guiomar and Gilmar separated in December.
Alexandre de Moraes does not have companies in his name, but his wife, Viviane Barci, is a partner in three companies.
Opened in 2004, the Barci de Moraes office has a share capital of R$500,000 and counts on the couple’s two children as partners.
Another of Viviane’s companies, Barci e Barci Sociedade de Advogados, was opened on the day it was included in the Magnitsky Law sanctions, September 22, 2025, and has a share capital of R$100,000.
Viviane and her three children are also members of Lex – Institute of Legal Studies, which promotes courses and has share capital of R$5 million. In total, the companies have a share capital of R$5.6 million.
The minister and his wife are partners in two companies: Attma Participações, for wealth management, and Instituto Lawfare, for courses. Despite continuing to have an active registration, the institute’s website and social media profiles have been outdated since 2022. Attma has R$260,000 in share capital.
Valeska Zanin, lawyer and wife of the minister, is a partner in three other active companies, two of which are real estate development companies: Triza Participações and Mito Participações, which have a combined capital of R$1.2 million.
Valeska is also a partner at Zanin Martins Advogados, opened in 2022. According to the website, the firm stands out in “defense in financial crimes”.
He is a partner in two companies, Nunes & Marques Administradora de Imóveis and Educacional e Capacitação Ltda. Both are managed by family members of the minister and have a combined capital of R$130,000.
The minister’s son, Kevin de Carvalho, has a law firm named after him, opened in 2024; and is a member of IPGT (Institute of Tax Research and Management). The companies have a total of R$150,000 in share capital. In a note, Kevin’s advisor stated that “there is no relationship [das empresas] with the minister”.
The minister and his wife are partners at Integre Cursos e Pesquisa em Rule of Law and Global Governance. The company was opened in May 2022, after Mendonça took over the seat at the STF.
Janey Mendonça, the judge’s wife, was once a partner at Instituto Iter, which has a stake in Editora Iter. Although her name is not among the publicly accessible members, the institute continues to sell the minister’s courses. The newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported in 2025 that the institute in just over a year.
The minister is a partner at Idej (Institute of Legal Studies), which was opened in Maranhão in 2003, with share capital of R$10,000.
The ministers and the president of the court, on the other hand, do not have companies in their names, but their relatives are partners or owners of companies.
Rodrigo Fux, son of Luiz Fux, has two registrations for the same office, Fux Advogados, which totals R$82 thousand in share capital. The lawyer’s office stated that he is the only family member who works at the office.
Melina Fachin, daughter of the president of the court, Edson Fachin, is a lawyer and has two companies. This is Mahalta Participações, a property management company, which has R$720,000 in share capital; and the firm Fachin Advogados Associados, which was founded by the minister. Despite having active registration, the firm’s website informs that the partners “decided to follow their own paths”.
The other daughter of the president of the court, doctor Camila Fachin, has two companies linked to health in the state of Paraná: Anfabi Servicos Medicos and Empresa Paranaense de Leasing Medical Equipment for Fetal Surgery. The two have a share capital of R$11 thousand.
Companies owned by STF ministers and their relatives
ALEXANDRE DE MORAES
Relative companies
- Barci de Moraes Sociedade De Advogados – Wife and two children
- Lex – Institute of Legal Studies Ltda – Wife and three children
- Barci and Barci Sociedade de Advogados – Wife and daughter
ANDRÉ MENDONÇA
Companies linked to the minister
- Integrate Courses and Research in Rule of Law and Global Governance Ltda – Partner
Relative companies
- Instituto Iter – Wife was a partner, and continues to sell the minister’s courses
- Editora Iter – Instituto Iter is a partner
CRISTIANO ZANIN
Companies linked to the minister
- Attma Participacoes Ltda – Partner
- Lawfare Institute – Partner
Relative companies
- Triza Participacoes Ltda – Wife
- Zanin Martins Advogados – Wife
- Mito Participacoes Ltda – Wife
TOFFOLI DAYS
Companies linked to the minister
- Maridt Participações SA – Hidden partner
EDSON FACHIN
Relative companies
- Anfabi Servicos Medicos Ltda – Daughter
- Company from Paraná for Renting Medical Equipment for Fetal Surgery Ltd – Daughter
- Mahalta Participacoes Ltda – Daughter
- Fachin Advogados Associados – Daughter
FLAVIO DINO
Companies linked to the minister
- IDEJ (Institute of Legal Studies) – Dinamo Educacional – Partner
GILMAR MENDES
Companies linked to the minister
- Roxel Participacoes Ltda – Partner
- M&F Armazens Ltda (Mt Crops) – Roxel is a partner
- Gmf Agropecuária – Roxel is a partner
- Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research Idp – Ltda – Roxel is a partner
- Loja Idp Ltda – IDP is a partner
- Idp Cursos E Projetos Ltda – Roxel is a partner
Relative companies
- Schertel Ferreira Mendes Advogados – Son
- Laura Schertel Mendes – Individual Law Firm – Daughter
LUIZ FUX
Relative companies
- Fux Advogados – Son
- Rodrigo Fux Advogados Associados – Son
NUNES BRANDS
Companies linked to the minister
- Ifs Patrimonial Ltda (Nunes & Marques Administradora De Imóveis) – Partner
- Educacional e Capacitação Ltda – Partner
Relative companies
- Kevin De Carvalho Marques Individual Law Firm – Son
- Iptg – Instituto de Pesquisa E Estao Tributaria Ltda – Filho
