An internal articulation at the Federal Supreme Court (STF) attempts to redesign the composition of the 2nd Panel to reduce the impact of the Banco Master case on Minister Dias Toffoli. The information is from CNN Brazil.
The discussion occurs after the magistrate declared himself a suspect in cases involving businessman Daniel Vorcaro, owner of the financial institution.
The 2nd Panel is responsible for analyzing relevant developments in investigations linked to the bank, which leaves Toffoli potentially exposed to new impediments. The assessment of members of the Court, according to the broadcaster, is that the minister’s stay on the board could generate successive declarations of suspicion and increase institutional wear and tear.
One of the alternatives being debated involves exchanging chairs between classes. Behind the scenes, ministers are discussing the possibility of Flávio Dino migrating from the 1st to the 2nd Class, opening space for Toffoli to leave this group. The change would allow the minister to avoid further absences in trials related to the case.
Toffoli had been rapporteur for the case involving Banco Master, but left the leadership after the Federal Police forwarded to the president of the STF, Edson Fachin, a report that mentions his relationship with Vorcaro. As a result, the case was passed to another minister.
The new investigation rapporteur is André Mendonça. As more sensitive decisions tend to be analyzed by the group to which the rapporteur belongs, Toffoli’s stay in the 2nd Panel maintains the risk of new questions about his participation.
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The internal movement occurs at a time of greater pressure on the Supreme Court, with the Master case involving investigations into financial fraud and possible institutional connections. The possible change in the composition of the groups is seen as an attempt to reduce noise and preserve the Court’s performance in high-profile cases.
