Ministers of the (Supreme Federal Court) were informed that it had been identified that there had been a breach of confidentiality of relatives of court magistrates.
The information that a leak had been found was also confirmed to the Sheet by a member of the government.
According to a Supreme Court minister, there had been a breach of data linked to spouses and ex-spouses of members of the court. There is no information on the date or who would be responsible for the break.
As revealed by Sheeta on the data of around 100 people, after determination by the minister.
According to the Metrópoles portal, Moraes’ wife, Viviane Barci, and the son of a minister had their confidentiality broken.
The list of people to be investigated for breach of confidentiality was made based on the minister’s request and takes into account parents, children, siblings and spouses of the court’s ten ministers.
To complete the process, IRS auditors will carry out around 8,000 procedures to check for breaches of confidentiality, which takes time, according to people familiar with the matter interviewed by Folha on condition of anonymity.
When contacted, the IRS stated that it does not comment on legal demands to preserve the confidentiality of information. “This process is under judicial secrecy, only the STF is responsible for any authorization for disclosure. The IRS receives several judicial demands for information, but does not comment on them due to tax secrecy and, often, also judicial secrecy, as is the case.”
Moraes’ office was also contacted, through the advice of the Supreme Court, but did not respond.
Moraes’ request was made, according to people following the investigations, about three weeks ago as part of the Fake News inquiry, opened in 2019, and which investigated attacks by Bolsonarists on members of the Supreme Court.
In the request, the minister did not give names, but included in the list all STF judges and people with the degrees of kinship to be researched by the Federal Revenue Service and the (Financial Activities Control Council).
Tracking possible breaches of confidentiality fits into the context of the institutional crisis between the Powers and public bodies caused by the breach and liquidation of .
Revelations from the investigation into the financial scandal at Daniel Vorcaro’s bank generated distrust and suspicions of leaks of information protected by banking and tax secrecy.
Members of the Supreme Court suspect that the PF investigated court ministers without the protection of the law. On the other hand, Federal Police investigators consider that decisions taken by Toffoli in reporting the case hindered the investigations.
