Top court to rule if Justice Moraes can be probed in bank fraud case
The full bench of the Federal Supreme Court will begin considering this Tuesday morning (Sep. 15) whether Justice Alexandre de Moraes can be investigated for alleged ties with former banker Daniel Vorcaro. The court’s plenary session was convened by Justice André Mendonça, the former rapporteur for the Banco Master case, after a Federal Police probe revealed that Vorcaro had contacted a cell…
The full bench of Brazil's Federal Supreme Court convened on September 15 to decide whether Justice Alexandre de Moraes can be investigated for alleged ties to former banker Daniel Vorcaro. The court's decision comes after Federal Police intercepted messages between Vorcaro and a cell phone number linked to Justice Moraes. Vorcaro is currently in custody as part of Operation Compliance Zero, an investigation into financial fraud at Banco Master.
Justice Moraes has denied any irregularities and described the intercepted messages as unconstitutional and illegal. He claims the report containing the alleged messages is "false and worthless" and argues that the 47 WhatsApp messages found on Vorcaro's phone are not part of any "actual correspondence." Moraes further asserts that the report was drafted secretly without proper authorization, indicating "illegal steering" of the investigation.
Moraes's statement also raises concerns about potential political motives, citing attempts at revenge and electoral gains related to the attempted coup d'état trial he presided over, in which leaders of former President Jair Bolsonaro's administration were convicted.
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