STJ’s Buzzi Declines Early Retirement, Moves To Dismiss Sexual‑Misconduct Inquiry
He filed a preliminary defense asking the court to shelve the internal probe ahead of an April 14 vote on whether to open a disciplinary case.
Overview
- Colleagues at the Superior Court of Justice have urged Marco Buzzi to take early retirement to contain the crisis, but his lawyers say he will not step down.
- Buzzi’s filing asks the STJ to archive the sindicância and argues the accusations lack independent corroboration, while disputing testimony gathered without defense participation.
- The defense cites the minister’s long‑standing mobility and balance limitations and submits documents and photos to contest timelines and circumstances described by accusers.
- Lawyers for the accusers counter that witnesses and records support the allegations, including a young woman’s account of being grabbed in the sea and a former aide’s reports of repeated harassment in Buzzi’s office.
- A parallel criminal inquiry remains pending at the Supreme Federal Court under Kassio Nunes Marques, and early retirement could shift that case to first instance, while Buzzi remains provisionally suspended.