Video from 2018 mocks decisions that “clean the bar” of authorities and resurfaces after crime news to include Romeu Zema in the fake news investigation
A humorous 2018 video from the channel returned to circulation on social media, this Tuesday (April 21, 2026), due to the crime news presented by the minister of against the former governor of Minas Gerais (Novo).
The content satirizes Mendes’ decisions, from habeas corpus to other orders, which would benefit authorities close to the magistrate. The humor is based on the repetition of the minister’s name, in reference to a Posto Ipiranga commercial known by the slogan “It has everything”.
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📹 🗣️Porta dos Fundos () made a humorous video saying that Gilmar Mendes () became “Posto Ipiranga” () of the Supreme Court and resolves everything, from habeas corpus to any other measure
👉A 2018 video from the Porta dos Fundos channel returned to circulation on…
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Mendes works to ensure that Zema is investigated in the fake news investigation. The criminal report (reporting the occurrence of a criminal act to the competent authority) was sent to the minister and referred to as , published on Zema’s social networks when he was still governor. The play uses puppets that represent the ministers and Gilmar Mendes.
Moraes has already referred the case to the PGR (Attorney General’s Office). The crime news (reporting the occurrence of a criminal act to the competent authority) refers to, published on Zema’s social networks when he was still governor. The play uses puppets that represent the ministers and Gilmar Mendes.
In response on Monday (April 20), Zema declared himself “persecuted” by the STF and that they “do not tolerate any kind of joke anymore”. Read in more detail in this .
Questioned by Poder360 If the minister intends to take action against the comedy group Porta dos Fundos, Mendes’ office stated that the “video is not in the proposals on the topic”
THE 2018 SATIRE
In the 2018 video, the first character, a political figure, asks about the approval of a bill against abuse of authority to benefit senators. It also asks about the suspension of evidence collection against politicians accused of corruption and tie-breaking votes to free convicts.
The character also mentions habeas corpus for a businessman investigated by Lava Jato and habeas corpus for a doctor accused of rape. Cases involving the former governor of Rio de Janeiro and his wife are cited.
The mention refers to the investigation of the former governor of Rio de Janeiro, and the former first lady . They were arrested during Operation Lava Jato for a criminal scheme that diverted millions of reais from public coffers by charging bribes in major state works.
The situation involving the former president (MDB) also appears in the video. The second character responds that all these cases would be resolved with Gilmar Mendes.
Michel Temer was the target of investigations in 2017 and 2018 for passive corruption, obstruction of justice, money laundering and criminal organization.
“THE UNTOUCHABLES”
In the criminal report, Minister Gilmar stated that the former governor had treated with disdain “not only the honor and image” of the STF, but also his own honor. Moraes has already referred the case to the PGR (Attorney General’s Office).
The publication is part of a series produced by Zema’s team called “Os Intocáveis”.
The videos published on the former governor’s X and Instagram profiles also mock the Carnival parade about Lula and the developments in the Master case.
The 1st episode, published on February 23, features representations from minister Alexandre de Moraes and the president (PT). The caption accompanying the publication says: “What if there was a series about Brazil’s untouchables? The 1st episode would be something like this.”
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UNDERSTAND THE FAKE NEWS SURVEY
The investigation of fake news it was on March 14, 2019 under nº 4,781 ( – PDF – 621 kB). The research remains open to this day, it is under secrecythere have already been hundreds of indictees and there is no end date.
The creation of research on fake news It was decided by the then President of the Supreme Court, Dias Toffoli. The objective was diffuse. It aimed to investigate offenses considered criminal to the Court and its members. At the time, there was a dispute between the Supreme Court and the then prosecutors of the Lava Jato operation, led by Deltan Dallagnol. Members of the Public Ministry disagreed with decisions taken by STF ministers and published videos and texts on the internet encouraging the population to put pressure on and defend the Lava Jato investigations – which over the years were annulled in several Judiciary instances, despite the abundance of material evidence against the accused.
Toffoli created the investigation ex officio in March 2019, without being provoked by the Public Ministry. He also decided on his own to appoint, ex officio, minister Alexandre de Moraes as rapporteur. In the ordinance establishing the investigation, Toffoli presented the creation of the investigation in a generic way:
“Considering the existence of fraudulent news (fake news), slanderous denunciations, threats and infractions coated with animus calumniandi, diffamandi and injuriandi, which affect the honorability and security of the Federal Supreme Court, its members and families” [resolve] “initiate an investigation to investigate the facts and corresponding infractions, in all their dimensions”.
Toffoli did not detail any specific facts when opening the investigation into fake news. The minister also did not explain why he did not follow the provisions of article 66 on how rapporteur ministers should be chosen: “Distribution will be done by draw or prevention, using a computerized system, activated automatically, in each class of process.”.
The then Attorney General of the Republic, Raquel Dodge, in July 2019 in favor of a request from the ANPR (National Association of Attorneys of the Republic) to suspend the open investigation into the fake news. In his opinion, Dodge argued that the investigation, as it had been initiated, represented a violation of the constitutional accusatory system and the principles of separation of powers and natural justice.
After much debate, the judgment on the legality of the investigation into fake news it was concluded in June 2020 by the STF itself, just more than 1 year after it was established. By 10 to 1, the Court and should be maintained. Only the then minister Marco Aurélio Mello disagreed. Voting in favor of maintaining the investigation were Edson Fachin (rapporteur of the suspension request), Alexandre de Moraes (investigation rapporteur), Roberto Barroso, Gilmar Mendes, Rosa Weber, Luiz Fux, Cármen Lúcia, Ricardo Lewandowski, Celso de Mello and Dias Toffoli.
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