Fachin Tightens STF Case Distribution Rules Following CPI Challenge's End

Overview

• STF president Edson Fachin, who ruled Monday, closed the Organized Crime CPI’s bid to undo a Gilmar Mendes order because the commission had already ended and the request lost its purpose.
• Fachin said any filing made in an archived case must follow Resolution 706/2020 with formal checks by the initial processing chief, the judicial secretary, and the court presidency before distribution is set.
• The CPI’s complaint arose after Maridt’s lawyers attached a petition to an old Brasil Paralelo case so the matter reached Gilmar, who unarchived the file and blocked the company’s banking and data disclosure.
• Gilmar justified the move as an ofício habeas corpus, a tool that lets a court act on its own when it sees illegal coercion, saying the CPI used invasive secrecy breaks without proper reasoning or clear links to its probe.
• Fachin’s ruling leaves Gilmar’s suspension intact for now yet warns that future attempts to steer cases will face stricter vetting, a step that could curb forum shopping and reinforce the random draw and natural-judge principles.