Overview

• Fachin took office on Monday, September 29, succeeding Luís Roberto Barroso, with Alexandre de Moraes as vice-president of the STF.
• He inherits a docket that includes the ongoing January 8, 2022 coup-related cases in the First Panel, now led by Flávio Dino, which has already convicted eight defendants including Jair Bolsonaro.
• Congress is weighing a sentence‑recalibration bill for January 8 convictions that, if approved, is expected to face constitutional review at the Court, with reporting indicating Bolsonaro’s penalty could drop to about 16 years.
• Fachin plans to schedule rulings on the employment status of app drivers and on the legality and transparency of parliamentary budget amendments, both with far‑reaching social and fiscal effects.
• As CNJ president, he is expected to press administrative reforms and advance guidance on the use of artificial intelligence across Brazil’s judiciary.