The employee of the (Superior Court of Justice) who made the second complaint against the minister said she had suffered episodes of harassment for almost three years, from 2023 to the end of 2025. Her testimony was corroborated by at least two other employees, according to what was found by the Sheet.
The transcript of her statements was forwarded to the STJ ministers. The complainant also handed over recordings. Given the content of the report, on Tuesday (10) the decision was made to
The minister has denied all accusations. On Monday (9), he stated in a message to colleagues that he will prove his innocence. He also said he was “very impacted” and had never adopted “conduct that would embarrass the family or tarnish the judiciary.”
An outsourced employee, the server reports having suffered harassment in several areas of Buzzi’s office, including the minister’s own office, as well as the storage space, corridor and library.
The employee worked as a secretary and said she was surprised by the judge’s behavior of creating situations to be alone with her, even if she was not, for example, a legal advisor.
The woman was also the first to arrive at the office, which also resulted in more episodes in which she was alone in the minister’s company.
During her testimony, she cried several times and said she had become ill due to the pressure and emotional stress of suffering from the harassment. The approaches would have started with praise and evolved into touching, non-consensual and increasingly persistent, and squeezing.
The report read at the session that defined the removal was presented by the dean, minister Francisco Falcão, president of the committee responsible for conducting the investigation. He replaced minister Isabel Gallotti, who declared herself unable due to family ties to Buzzi.
In addition to Falcão, two other men make up the group — ministers Raul Araújo and Antonio Carlos Ferreira.
The first accusation against the magistrate had been made in January by the daughter of a couple of his friends, who said she had been grabbed while swimming in the sea.
After the news of the first case last week, the atmosphere at the STJ was already bad. Ministers reported to Sheet indignation and horror regarding the report. Since then, some magistrates have talked about possible removal and compulsory retirement. sealed this understanding.
On Tuesday, the minister’s defense stated that “a risky precedent of removing a magistrate before the full adversarial process” had been created. “[A defesa] Finally, it points out that counter-evidence is already being collected that will ultimately allow for a calm and rational analysis of the facts”, said the lawyers, in a note.
The national inspector of justice, minister Mauro Campbell, (National Council of Justice) until the STJ concludes the internal investigation. Both procedures are administrative in nature and could overlap.
The minister sent to the court all the evidence collected so far, including the full statements.
The STJ will return to deliberating on the magistrate’s future at the end of the inquiry’s work. This will take place in a plenary session on March 10th. The tendency is for the investigation to result in the magistrate’s compulsory retirement. For this to happen, at least 22 votes are needed. Voting is secret.
Administrative processes have the most serious consequence of compulsory retirement. In this scenario, Buzzi would lose his position as minister, but would continue to receive his earnings.
Due to the seriousness of the conduct, the minister would receive this penalty or suspension if the act was proven. Below this, he could suffer a warning or censure, if it is understood that his stance was less serious.
A conviction in the STF for the crime of sexual harassment could lead to imprisonment and loss of pay.
