Overview
- STF Justice Alexandre de Moraes rejected the defense bid to annul the summons and refused service via letter rogatory to Italian authorities.
- The evidentiary hearing is set for March 17, 2026, at 1 p.m. Brasília time, by videoconference under auxiliary judge Flávia Martins de Carvalho.
- Five witnesses named by the Prosecutor General’s Office will be heard before the defendant’s interrogation, with the court providing the video link and logistics.
- Moraes said Tagliaferro is outside Brazil at an unknown address and already aware of the accusations, so the public notice caused no harm to his defense.
- Tagliaferro, who became a defendant in November for alleged violation of official secrecy, coercion during proceedings and obstruction of an investigation, remains in Italy under an extradition request tied to disclosures of internal TSE messages.