More than 200 people from civil society announced their support, including businesspeople, economists and other names from different segments, asking the (Supreme Federal Court) to adopt one of the courts. The action also has a , which has more than 45 thousand signatures.
The document highlights the concern of parts of society “with the need for clear standards of behavior and integrity for magistrates of the country’s highest courts”, proposing guidelines based on “good practices of judicial independence”.
Among the organizations that subscribe to the text are Transparência Brasil, Derrubando Muros, Movimento Orçamento Bem Gasto, Open Knowledge Brasil, Fundação Tide Setúbal, Instituto Sou da Paz and Renova BR.
In the initial document, published on December 16, names such as , economist and former president of the Central Bank, João Amoêdo, one of the founders and former president of the Partido Novo, and Antonio Luiz Seabra, founder of Natura, signed. Academics also endorse the initiative, such as Pablo Ortellado, professor of public policy management at USP, and Hélio Zylberstajn, from the economics faculty at the same institution.
Still on the list are, among others, Ivo Herzog (son of journalist Vladimir Herzog, murdered by the military dictatorship), climatologist Carlos Nobre, businessman Oded Grajew, economist Ana Carla Abrão, USP economics professor Ricardo Abramovay and former Minister of Education Cristovam Buarque.
The demonstration takes place at a time when the president of the court, , is considering the drafting of a code for the Supreme Court. As shown by SheetHowever, he voted on the proposal, in a strategy to buy time and try to obtain a unanimous result.
Amid the STF’s image crisis due to the repercussions of the investigation into , on February 12th. Officially, the meeting is a get-together between colleagues to mark the opening of the judicial year. However, it is expected to be one of the main issues.
A code of conduct for judges aims to create more detailed guidelines to avoid or raise questions about conflicts of interest.
The idea, however, is resisted by ministers. But pressure to create the measure increased after some recent cases involving ministers.
rapporteur of the Master’s investigation, is at the center of the crisis, due to the relationship with one of the lawyers in the case, the secrecy imposed on the case and .
It is also seen as a wear factor, mainly due to defending the interests of the financial institution.
