Congress President Blocks Reading of Master CPMI Requests as Opposition Goes to Supreme Court

Overview

• On Friday, Davi Alcolumbre used regimental discretion to refuse the public reading of requests to create a mixed parliamentary inquiry (CPMI) into Banco Master, leaving the motions unacted upon in a joint session of the Chamber and Senate.
• Opposition lawmakers filed a mandado de segurança at the Supreme Federal Court asking for an injunction to force the immediate reading and compulsory installation of a CPMI, and asked that the cases be assigned to Minister André Mendonça.
• There are seven separate CPI/CPMI initiatives pending in Congress and petitioners argue that, under existing Supreme Court precedent, a CPMI should be installed automatically once constitutional requirements are met: one-third signatures in each house, a defined fact to investigate, and a fixed term.
• The dispute has become a political weapon: parties on both sides are using support or blockage of a Master inquiry to press campaign narratives after revelations linking Daniel Vorcaro to political figures, including released audios involving Flávio Bolsonaro.
• The immediate outcome depends on the STF ministers handling the petitions, notably André Mendonça and Kássio Nunes Marques, with possible effects including court-ordered installation of a CPMI, further congressional bargaining, and heightened electoral tensions.