Fachin Says Judges Must Be Accountable, Pushes Ethics Code to Rebuild Trust

Overview

• Speaking to deputies during Wednesday’s 200th‑anniversary session of the Chamber, the Supreme Court president said Parliament and the Judiciary do not confront or replace each other and must remain independent and harmonious.
• At an STF event, Edson Fachin said judges have a duty to explain their decisions and hear criticism to restore confidence, noting trust is scarce as a new poll found 55% of respondents do not trust the Court.
• Political pressure has intensified, with at least 12 impeachment requests filed against Alexandre de Moraes and Dias Toffoli and a senator saying a request to open a Senate parliamentary inquiry, the “CPI da Toga,” has enough signatures to be filed.
• Press reports that fueled the backlash cite a R$3.6 million‑per‑month contract between Banco Master and the law firm of Moraes’s wife and describe travel and business links involving Toffoli tied to the bank’s founder, Daniel Vorcaro.
• The Court is weighing internal steps such as a formal code of ethics for ministers and broader judicial reforms, even as some justices disagree on scope and warn against changes they see as superficial or retaliatory.