Fachin's Push for a Conduct Code for Top Courts Wins Public Backing From Court Chiefs

Overview

• Presidents of the STJ, TST, TSE and STM—Herman Benjamin, Luiz Phelippe Vieira de Mello Filho, Cármen Lúcia and Maria Elizabeth Rocha—publicly signaled support for drafting clear ethics rules.
• Five former STF presidents—Rosa Weber, Celso de Mello, Ayres Britto, Marco Aurélio Mello and Carlos Velloso—endorsed the initiative as a transparency measure.
• Minister Gilmar Mendes said any proposal must be built inside the STF and called the public debate inflated, adding he has not been approached by Fachin.
• An internal survey circulating at the Court argues there is no regulatory gap, pointing to the Constitution, Loman, the CPC, the CPP and the CNJ ethics code.
• The push follows reputational strain from the Master case, with reports of Dias Toffoli’s private-jet trips with a linked lawyer and a contract involving Alexandre de Moraes’ wife prompting calls for a ‘freio de arrumação’ and more transparency.