Minister of the STF claims to be “shocked” by the Organized Crime CPI and that “having contact with Daniel Vorcaro became something satanic”
The minister of the Federal Supreme Court said that (New) “Try to tap dance while taking advantage of the election moment”. He referred to videos published on social media by the former governor of Minas Gerais that use puppets to represent magistrates. The statement was given on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) to journalist Renata Lo Prete, on .
On Monday (April 20), Gilmar sent the STF minister a criminal report (reporting the occurrence of a criminal act to the competent authority) against Zema so that he could be investigated in the investigation of fake news. The case, which refers to , disclosed by Zema when he was still governor, has already been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office and remains confidential.
“All of us who work in public life have to have responsibility and we cannot make this kind of joke”said Gilmar in the interview. “He [Zema] speaks a language close to Portuguese, but which is perceived as offensive and this needs to be checked”he declared.
The Minister of the Court explains the history of Minas Gerais’ debt to the Union and court decisions favorable to the State. “I already had the opportunity to say that the Zema government only governed Minas Gerais because it obtained injunctions here in the Supreme Court that left it without paying its debt to the Union for 22 months”he stated. “I’m just drawing attention to the fact that people come to court and then do this kind of tap dancing, which doesn’t seem like an ethically correct stance to me.”these.
Gilmar also declared that the investigation of fake news it is expected to remain open at least until elections in October this year.
ALESSANDRO VIEIRA
The STF minister said he was “shocked” with the fact that the opinion of the rapporteur of the CPI for Organized Crime, (MDB-SE), called for the indictment of 3 ministers of the Federal Supreme Court – him, Alexandre de Moraes and Dias Toffoli – and also the Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet. The text was .
“In my case, for having granted a habeas corpus. That’s it. And that becomes a cause for indictment. (…) It’s extremely serious”said Gilmar.
On April 15, the STF minister declared the PGR against Vieira. The magistrate asks that the member of the Senate be investigated for alleged abuse of authority.
“Why did he [Alessandro Vieira] did this? Is it because he is threatened by organized crime? Or what could be worse, another hypothesis, why is it being financed by organized crime?”declared Gilmar. “The Court has been vilified. See the cowardice of the CPI rapporteur in attacking the Court. This cannot be left like this. There needs to be an answer”these.
BANCO MASTER
The Minister of the Court said that the case of , founded by , “It’s not a STF scandal”. He stated that it involves “problems of regulation and participation” of the financial system.
“It seems to me that the press brought the Vorcaro case to Praça dos Três Poderes. If I were to look for the address of the Vorcaro case, I would see it in Faria Lima”these.
“Several banks sold CDBs from Banco Master. They made profits from it. Several companies published adverts for Master. Daniel Vorcaro was a keynote speaker [orador principal] of several seminars from various press institutions. Now having contact with Vorcaro has become something satanic. Let’s look at this in a critical and mature way. You need to have adults in the room”he declared.
Asked about the crisis of confidence in the Judiciary and whether self-criticism regarding the conduct of Court ministers would be appropriate, Gilmar replied that “The STF has done this throughout its life, which is why this institution is lasting”.
The judge said that self-criticism is making an internal criticism. “We must carry out this type of assessment, including for the purpose of possible correction of regulations or new guidelines”he stated. “I also hope that the press will criticize itself. The press, for example, supported Lava Jato. I didn’t listen to the self-criticism afterwards”he declared.
Gilmar commented when, in 2023, the STF judges to judge relatives’ clients. “The law was extremely poorly made and led to a general impediment”these.
“Minister Alexandre never judged the Master’s case. The case relating to the minister [Dias] Toffoli, maybe he shouldn’t have judged for other reasons. There were indications that he had done business with the Master in the past. (…) But then he [Toffoli]together with the Court, decided that it could not continue in the process”he declared.
