Brazilian Senate Now Holds 72 Petitions to Impeach Supreme Court Justices

Overview

• The newest request targets Justice Dias Toffoli and was filed on January 14 by Senators Magno Malta, Damares Alves and Eduardo Girão.
• The petition against Toffoli alleges conflicts of interest in the Banco Master probe, citing a private jet trip to Lima with a lawyer tied to the case, financial links involving relatives’ companies and an unusual series of procedural moves.
• Alexandre de Moraes is the most targeted minister with 41 of the 72 petitions, followed by Gilmar Mendes with nine, Flávio Dino with six and Toffoli with four, with Cármen Lúcia, Edson Fachin and Luiz Fux also named.
• Senate President Davi Alcolumbre holds the filings while action remains uncertain, and a two‑thirds vote is currently required to remove a justice after a December order by Gilmar Mendes was partially rolled back but kept that threshold.
• Some requests are generic or group multiple current and former members, and no impeachment of a Supreme Court justice has ever been approved in Brazil.