Overview

• Edson Fachin convened his first institutional lunch with Supreme Federal Court ministers to present his team, hear cabinet needs and make an appeal for collegiality.
• Most ministers were expected to attend in person, with uncertainty around the presence of Dias Toffoli and Cármen Lúcia as reported by outlets tracking agendas.
• Following the lunch, the court scheduled its plenary session to start at 14:00, with the Ferrogrão case on the docket.
• On Tuesday, Fachin met deputy Pedro Paulo to open dialogue on administrative reform, voicing support for a broad, republican overhaul that includes all branches.
• He rejected legislative pressure or interference in the Judiciary, defended life tenure, irremovability and salary protection as safeguards of independence, and requested a list of judiciary-related items to identify modernization bottlenecks.