In a ceremony at Alesp, the Supreme Court minister stated that he “hopes” for Messias to leave the AGU for “a good reason”
Minister André Mendonça, of the Federal Supreme Court, said he hoped that “shortly” Jorge Messias leaves the AGU (Attorney General of the Union) to take up the vacancy open at the STF after the .
The phrase was uttered at an event to award the Necklace of Honor to Legislative Merit at Alesp (Legislative Assembly of São Paulo), held this Monday (6.Apr.2026), with the presence of the of (PT) to the position.
“I cannot fail to congratulate Jorge Messias, chief minister of the AGU, who greatly honors me here. I hope that you will soon be able to leave the AGU for a good reason to be there with me at the Federal Supreme Court”, said Mendonça.
The appointment of the Union’s attorney general to the position was made official on Wednesday (April 1). Messiah’s name is submitted for hearing at the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission) and, if approved, will go to the Senate plenary.
Messias still does not have a majority among senators, as o Poder360.
Tribute at Alesp
The tribute was proposed by the state deputy (PL), evangelical pastor, and was attended by the governor (Republican Party).
The ceremony for Mendonça, who is also a pastor, included moments of display of evangelical faith.
Nominated to the Supreme Court by (PL), Mendonça is the rapporteur of the investigations of the underway in the country.
Bolsonaro supporters use the minister’s decisions in the Master and INSS cases to criticize minister Alexandre de Moraes and the president (PT).
Mendonça ordered the arrest of former banker Daniel Vorcaro. The minister also the breaking of banking and tax secrecy of Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, son of President Lula.
Top rated
AtlasIntel research released on March 20 that Mendonça is the highest rated in the STF. 43% of voters say they have an image “positive” of the magistrate and 36% of those who say they have an image “negative”.
Dias Toffoli, Gilmar Mendes, Alexandre de Moraes and Flávio Dino, on the other hand, have the worst evaluations. Voters who say they have an evaluation “negative” of these are, respectively, 81%, 67%, 59% and 58%.
The study interviewed 2,090 people from March 16 to 19, 2026. The margin of error is 2 percentage points, plus or minus, with a 95% confidence level. Read the (PDF – 4.9 MB).
Read more about the research do Poder360.
