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Fachin Fast-Tracks STF Conduct Code as Toffoli Flight Draws Scrutiny

Calls for transparency intensify following reports of Toffoli's private flight with a lawyer tied to the Banco Master case.

Overview

  • STF president Edson Fachin is drafting an internal ethics code modeled on Germany’s constitutional court, including public disclosure of fees for speeches and post‑mandate restrictions.
  • The OAB‑SP judicial reform commission publicly endorsed the proposal, though the court says there is no timetable to put the text to a vote.
  • São Paulo city councillor Cris Monteiro asked the federal prosecutor‑general to investigate Dias Toffoli’s trip to Lima with lawyer Augusto Arruda Botelho.
  • Toffoli remains rapporteur of the Banco Master matter, which was allocated to him hours after the trip, and on Dec. 2 he ordered elevated secrecy on case filings.
  • Reactions diverged: Rodrigo Pacheco argued the episode does not create suspicion or impediment, while Deltan Dallagnol said it could warrant impeachment after Gilmar Mendes limited impeachment petitions to the prosecutor‑general, a move now slated for plenary review.