Overview

• The meeting took place on September 20 in Rome during the Jubilee of the Operators of Justice, which gathered legal representatives from different countries.
• Fachin also attended a sermon by Archbishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta on the theme “The operator of Justice, instrument of hope.”
• According to reports, he paid for airfare and lodging with personal funds for the visit organized by the CNBB, with no use of public money.
• He is scheduled to take office in Brasília on September 29 with attendance expected from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and leaders of the National Congress, and Alexandre de Moraes will serve as vice president.
• Fachin will succeed Luís Roberto Barroso as STF president, and reporting anticipates a discreet, conciliatory leadership with more predictable plenary agendas.