The former minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) said Tuesday (11) that the court is going through a “difficult time” amid the crisis. Barroso said that he had “never heard of” , owner of the liquidated bank, and that he intends to wait for the investigations on the matter to progress before passing judgment on the matter.
The minister gave an interview to the Globonews channel.
The financial scandal affects two of his former colleagues, and . Last week, messages exchanged between Moraes and Daniel Vorcaro, Master’s owner, came to light on the day he was arrested for the first time. The minister denies having received the messages.
The former president of the STF said he was sympathetic to the creation of a code of ethics in the court, as defended by minister Edson Fachin, but that the “timing was not happy”.
He stated that he even considered articulating a code of this type during his period as president of the court, but that he did not take it forward because he understood that the idea “was very divisive” within the court. However, he states that today it is “a demand from society”.
“I don’t see a problem with systematizing this into code.” He said he voted against the role of ministers in cases involving clients defended by relatives.
But he stated that he does not condemn those who have a different position. Barroso also spoke about the controversy of penduricalhos paid in the Judiciary, currently in the sights of ministers such as Flávio Dino and Gilmar Mendes.
He said that “there are wrong things” that need to be addressed, but he stated that there are payments above the constitutional ceiling “that are legitimate”. “One of the things that was wrong was the administrative recognition of arrears.”
The former president of the STF left the court in October, after 12 years in office. His position has been open since then. President Lula appointed the minister of the AGU (Attorney General of the Union) Jorge Messias to the post, who to this day has not yet passed a hearing in the Senate.
