The Party Novo bench filed a criminal complaint with the Attorney General's Office on Monday (26) against STF Justice Dias Toffoli for alleged atypical interference in the Bank Master inquiry. The party also requested a Federal Police investigation into the judge's actions. Lawmakers are questioning the justice's decisions and family ties to a resort involved in the case.
The Party Novo bench in Congress filed, on January 26, 2026, a criminal complaint and a report of facts with the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and the Federal Police (PF) against STF Justice Dias Toffoli. The documents allege 'atypical interference' by the judge in handling the Bank Master inquiry, which involves banker Daniel Vorcaro.
Toffoli is the rapporteur of the case in the STF, where the inquiry proceeds with the second highest level of secrecy, hiding even basic information like the list of involved lawyers. The previous week, Attorney General Paulo Gonet archived a request for Toffoli's recusal and bias, prompted by a private jet trip the justice took with lawyer Augusto Botelho, who represents a bank director.
Party Novo requests that the PF investigate, for instance, the true ownership of the Tayayá resort in Ribeirão Claro (PR), which partially belonged to Toffoli's brothers. Other decisions by the justice are questioned, such as scheduling a confrontation between the Central Bank's Supervision Director, Ailton de Aquino, Vorcaro, and former BRB President Paulo Henrique Costa. Facing backlash, Toffoli backed down, leaving Aquino's participation to the PF.
Recently, the justice limited PF depositions to two days: January 26 and 27. The filing is signed by Deputy Adriana Ventura (Novo-SP), the party president, Deputy Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS), and Senator Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE).
"The Attorney General's Office and the Federal Police need to act independently and fulfill their constitutional duty. Society demands a clear response from state institutions. This is not a case that will be swept under the rug," stated van Hattem.
The lawmakers argue that Toffoli's conduct may constitute crimes such as fraudulent management, market manipulation, and money laundering, as well as administrative violations of legality, impersonality, and morality principles.
