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8mo ago

STF Enters Transition as Lula Weighs Barroso Successor, Fux Pauses Moro Appeal and Final Briefs Land in Coup Case

Reports indicate AGU chief Jorge Messias is Lula’s favorite to replace Barroso, with roughly 900 cases shifting to the new justice.

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Presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) e o ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, preparam novas promessas de campanha populistas de elevado impacto fiscal.
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Overview

  • Justice Luís Roberto Barroso announced an early retirement, triggering a vacancy that President Lula must fill subject to a Senate hearing and vote, with Jorge Messias, Rodrigo Pacheco and Bruno Dantas cited as leading contenders.
  • Messias is portrayed by allies as the frontrunner given Lula’s trust, while Pacheco is preferred by much of the Senate and parts of the Court; Dantas remains a competitive alternative with broad relationships.
  • Barroso’s successor is expected to inherit about 900 cases from his docket, including Lava Jato matters and the ADPF das Favelas on police operations in Rio, reshaping responsibilities across the Court.
  • In a separate high-profile case, Minister Luiz Fux requested more time and suspended the virtual review of Sérgio Moro’s appeal, even as a 4–0 majority had formed to reject it; Fux has up to 90 days to return the case.
  • After Alexandre de Moraes reversed his removal of their private lawyers, defenses for Filipe Martins and Marcelo Câmara filed final arguments seeking dismissal, nullity and Moraes’s recusal in the coup-plot prosecution.