The minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) stated this Friday (20) that “the role of a good judge is not to be a star”.
Rapporteur of the investigations into fraud, Mendonça preached discretion and austerity in the conduct of the processes he conducts. He made no mention of the case.
“My biggest challenge in any process is to understand what is right, decide in the right way and do it for the right reasons. Simply because of the duty to do the right thing. That’s why I don’t pretend to be a hope, or someone different in some sense, with some special gift. No,” he said, in a talk at OAB-RJ.
“I just expect to try to do the right thing, for the right reasons. I think that’s the role of a good judge. The role of a good judge is not to be a star.”
Mendonça has acted as a counterpoint in recent months to the protagonism of in the STF, with whom .
In , aeo (National Social Security Institute) regarding one of the president’s (PT) sons reinforced, among centrão politicians, the perception that Mendonça —rapporteur in both cases— will have .
