Fachin Drafts German-Style Conduct Code for Brazil’s Supreme Court as OAB-SP Endorses Plan

Overview

• The draft would require justices to publicly disclose payments for lectures, publications and participation in private events, mirroring the German court’s transparency system.
• Fachin is modeling the proposal on the Bundesverfassungsgericht’s 2018 guidelines that set standards for extrajudicial activities and public appearances.
• Provisions under discussion include a one-year prohibition on consultancy or advisory work after leaving the bench and a continuing bar on representing clients before the court.
• The São Paulo OAB judicial reform commission formally backed the initiative, presenting it as part of broader changes for Brazil’s superior courts.
• The move follows renewed scrutiny of external ties, including criticism of Justice Dias Toffoli’s travel to Lima on a businessman’s jet while he handles a Banco Master case.