The minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) stated this Tuesday (14) that the report of the (Parliamentary Inquiry Commission) on Organized Crime is an abuse of power and could lead to ineligibility.
According to Toffoli, the final text presented by the senator (-SE) is “completely unfounded” and has the “sole and clear” objective of obtaining votes. The minister gave the statements during a session of the Second Panel of the STF, which began with a report.
“This could lead not only to sanctions in other areas, but your excellency [Gilmar Mendes] already mentioned, when talking about the actions of the Public Ministry, but also of . And the Electoral Court will not fail to punish those who abuse their power to obtain votes through electoral proselytism”, said Toffoli.
Toffoli and Moraes were included in the CPI document because, according to Alessandro Vieira, the magistrates had acted “in a manner incompatible” with the honor, dignity and decorum of their functions due to their relationship with the .
The other ministers of the Second Panel also spoke out in support of their colleagues included in the indictment request. he said he agreed with the questions made by Gilmar, and defended the need for the Supreme Court plenary to judge the issue relating to the powers of the CPIs. said that “undue investigations” cannot be carried out in any field.
as to Sheetthe office of Moraes’ wife, lawyer Viviane Barci de Moraes, received R$80.2 million in two years from Master. She and her husband, also from Vorcaro or linked to him, between May and October 2025, as documents indicate. Toffoli in February, under pressure after the Sheet reveal connections between him, the Tayayá resort and the bank.
The parliamentary committee’s report, however, did not attribute crimes to , owner of Master, and politicians such as , do , and , do , .
This Tuesday, Toffoli argued that it is necessary to put an “immediate end to this rage that attacks institutions gives votes”. “Attacking institutions is attacking the democratic rule of law, democracy. And that is an abuse of power,” he said.
The minister addressed his colleagues Kassio Nunes Marques and André Mendonça when giving the statements, mentioning that they will assume, respectively, the presidency and vice-presidency of the (Superior Electoral Court) and will command the October elections.
“We cannot avoid electorally disenfranchising those who abused, attacking the institutions to obtain votes and spoil the voter’s vote, because that is what it is about when an adventurous report of this type appears. It is an attempt to obtain votes, and this vote is a corrupt vote, because it is undemocratic, it is a corrupt vote, and these people do not deserve the dignity of being eligible. This is how the Electoral Court must deal with it”, added Toffoli.
Members of the Supreme Court had already given a message about the powers of the CPIs during the trial that took place on March 26th. On the occasion, ministers alerted the Legislature about measures taken by committees that could be interpreted as excessive, such as breaches of confidentiality that go beyond the original scope and leaks of confidential information.
André Mendonça, who decided in favor of extending the work of the commission that investigated fraud in discounts for pensioners and retirees, said that ministers cannot exempt anyone from responsibility, but they are also not “authorized to allow undue investigations to take place in any field”.
“Since I arrived at the court, I have adopted a procedure for granting habeas corpus when it comes to people investigated in these commissions, guaranteeing not only the right to silence but also the right to appear,” he declared.
