Fachin Pulls Mendonça Case From Calendar as Moraes Hearing Is Paused

Overview

• A special STF session that began to consider whether Alexandre de Moraes could be investigated was interrupted by minister Flávio Dino’s pedido de vista on Tuesday, Sept. 15, leaving the issue unresolved.
• On Thursday, Sept. 17, Supreme Court president Edson Fachin removed from the Sept. 23 agenda the related judgment on André Mendonça, saying the matter must await resolution of a connected procedural question.
• A Polícia Federal report from Operation Compliance Zero includes messages investigators attribute to ex-banker Daniel Vorcaro that reference a R$131 million contract and a number linked to Moraes, but the messages’ authenticity and context are under forensic review and contested by officials.
• The dispute has spilled into the campaign: President Lula announced a 15.04% Bolsa Família raise that lifts the floor to R$691, a TSE challenge by PL ally Zé Trovão was dismissed for lack of standing by minister André Mendonça, and Flávio Bolsonaro said he did not authorize the suit.
• Requests for extended review and tactical scheduling by STF ministers create a realistic path for these disputes to remain unresolved through the election period, increasing court polarization and complicating campaign messaging for all sides.