Cracked in the face of the repercussions over the , the (Supreme Federal Court) resumes activities this Monday (2) with the challenge of overcoming the consequences throughout the election year, when frictions with the tend to intensify.
After a recess marked by an attempt by the president of the STF, the opening of the 2026 judicial year should bring together an almost complete quorum of ministers. There was a special request from Fachin for everyone to attend the formal session in person.
The exception will be made by Minister Luiz Fux, . The judge informed Fachin that, due to the condition, he will participate remotely in the session.
Fachin is expected to give a speech in defense of the court. But there are doubts, even among those closest to the minister, whether or not the speech will clearly address the main issue of his administration, the implementation of a law for higher court magistrates.
The president of the STF has the support of a group of colleagues, but another wing at this time. The assessment is that Fachin’s initiative takes place at a delicate moment, leaving magistrates and the court itself subject to a new wave of attacks.
The minister is at the center of the discussions. Reporter of the Banco Master investigation, he traveled by jet with one of the lawyers in the case at the end of November. Furthermore, they associate their brothers with an investment fund linked to the financial institution.
Fachin was advised not to make “sudden movements”, otherwise he would weaken the STF at the beginning of a year that promises to be turbulent due to the October elections. Three ministers heard privately by the Sheet see a horizon of friction with Congress in the coming months.
With the opening of the legislative year also this Monday, these magistrates understand that a series of clashes can be unlocked by parliamentarians, such as requests for requests that target the Supreme Court in CPIs (Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry) and other agendas of the so-called.
Furthermore, one of the themes that should predominate the year in court will be that of . Between March 10 and 11, the First Panel will decide whether to convict someone accused of diversion. The judgment is considered a barometer of the rigor that the STF will adopt in similar actions that are still in progress.
The First Panel’s agenda also includes, on February 24th, the trial of those accused of being the masterminds behind the murder of the councilwoman (PSOL), in 2018. The criminal action against the former deputy (PL-SP), accused of trying to interfere in the investigations into the coup plot, should also be examined in the first half of the year.
Court ministers state that the ideal scenario is to judge the most controversial cases between January and June, so that the electoral calendar for the second half of the year can be completed with the STF out of the spotlight. Party conventions usually take place between July 20th and August 5th. After these events, parties can request candidacy records.
For the plenary agenda, Fachin chose to judge on Wednesday (4) — the first jurisdictional plenary session of the year — an action against the rules defined by the CNJ (National Council of Justice) for the use of social networks by magistrates. The report is from the minister. There are already four votes to maintain the current terms of the resolution.
For the opening ceremony, the president (PT) and the presidents of the Senate, (União Brasil-AP), and of , (Republicanos-PB) have already confirmed their presence. The OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) and the PGR (Attorney General’s Office) are expected to make brief speeches.
The presence of the Union’s attorney general, , is also expected. He was nominated in November by Lula for the vacancy opened in the STF with the early retirement of minister Luís Roberto Barroso, but has not yet passed the hearing at the . The court begins 2026, therefore, with one less minister in its composition.
Fachin invited his nine colleagues to a party, away from the TV Justiça cameras. Officially, the meeting is a celebratory lunch to mark the beginning of work this year. However, there is an expectation that the code of conduct for ministers will also be on the menu of topics under debate.
