Fachin Pushes STF Ethics Code, Courts Votes After Early Return

Overview

• STF president Edson Fachin says any code of conduct will be built internally by dialogue and consensus rather than imposed.
• He cut short the judicial recess, returned to Brasília, and opened one-on-one talks with colleagues, including a trip to speak with Flávio Dino.
• Reports say Fachin believes he has about five of ten votes and is seeking support from undecided justices, with resistance expected from Dias Toffoli, Gilmar Mendes and Alexandre de Moraes.
• Options under discussion include a public plenary vote versus a virtual administrative session, with timing dependent on drafting a text acceptable to a majority.
• Draft ideas reportedly target talks or events sponsored by parties with cases before the Court and ban acceptance of advantages such as private-jet rides, while CNJ work on broader judicial ethics proceeds in parallel without binding the STF.