Overview
- Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes on Jan. 7 annulled the CFM’s order to open a sindicância, said the council lacks correcional authority over the Federal Police, and directed that CFM president José Hiran Gallo be heard by the PF within ten days.
- The CFM informed the court on Jan. 9 that it suspended its internal procedures, denied any intent to interfere in Bolsonaro’s sentence or to oversee the PF, and argued there is no just cause for Gallo’s PF interview.
- The council says it acted after receiving four formal complaints that later exceeded 40, describing the sindicância as a preliminary ethics step typical of its oversight workflow.
- Moraes wrote that PF medical staff showed no omission in treating Bolsonaro’s head injury, citing DF Star hospital exams that found no problems or sequelae, and referenced an earlier order ensuring continuous medical availability.
- Political reactions followed, including an opinion piece by former health minister Marcelo Queiroga criticizing the decision and a widely shared video misattributed to the CFM president that was actually recorded by a regional doctors’ union leader.