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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.

24 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

American Energy Institute har släppt en rapport som hävdar politisk partiskhet i ett kapitel om klimatvetenskap i Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, en handbok för federala domare. Federal Judicial Center har tagit bort kapitlet från sin version, men National Academies fortsätter att publicera det på nätet. National Academy of Sciences ordförande Marcia McNutt försvarade beslutet och hänvisade till den gemensamma utvecklingsprocessen.

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.

10 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

STF President Luiz Edson Fachin advocated for judges' impartial distancing and resumed discussions on an ethics code in response to the Banco Master crisis. In an interview, retired Justice Luís Roberto Barroso acknowledged a 'difficult moment' for the court but urged caution in judgments. The scandal impacts ministers like Alexandre de Moraes and Dias Toffoli, with revealed messages and business ties.

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.

2 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes suspended the breaking of banking, fiscal, and telematic seals for Maridt, a company in which Justice Dias Toffoli is a partner. The action responded to an order from the CPI on Organized Crime and was criticized in a Folha de S.Paulo editorial as an irregular maneuver. The decision relied on a 2021 archived writ of mandamus unrelated to the current case.