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Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh discussed her cancer battle and advocacy for gender equality in the judiciary during a Rappler interview. The episode aired on March 27 as part of Rappler Talk. As co-chairperson of the gender responsiveness committee, she pushes for reforms to better serve women in the legal system.

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Following Minister Flávio Dino's February monocratic suspension of certain extra payments—which drew support from retirees and entities but opposition from courts like TJ-SP—Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) on March 25 approved Dino's transitional rules capping 'penduricalhos' at 35% of the R$ 46,366.19 constitutional subsidy for judiciary and public prosecutors, until national legislation. The decision bans perks like 'auxílio-peru' and projects R$ 7.3 billion in annual savings.

STF Justice Dias Toffoli has declared himself suspect for 'foro íntimo' reasons and will not participate in the judgment on maintaining banker Daniel Vorcaro's imprisonment, owner of Banco Master. The decision comes amid a virtual session of the Second Panel starting this Friday (13). Earlier, Toffoli also recused himself from a request for a CPI on frauds involving the bank.

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A Datafolha poll released on March 11, 2026, shows distrust in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) reaching 43%, the highest since 2012, while in the Judiciary it hit 36%, also a record. The survey, conducted from March 3 to 5 with 2,004 people in 137 municipalities, indicates worsening trust in seven out of eight institutions analyzed since December 2024. The public overwhelmingly rejects questionable ethical conduct by STF justices.

A 37-year-old man accused of child sexual abuse died on Tuesday at San Martín Hospital in La Plata after jumping from the fourth floor of the criminal tribunals. The suspect, detained since March 3, leaped during a statement and landed on a judge's car. The case for his death was reclassified as suicide.

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STF Minister Flávio Dino suspended, on a preliminary basis, the breach of bank and fiscal secrecy for a businesswoman close to Lulinha, son of President Lula. The ruling prompted the defense of Fábio Luis Lula da Silva to seek the same protection and drew criticism from the INSS CPI, which sees it as an affront to Parliament.