Moraes Chairs STF Plenary for First Time as Fachin Attends COP30

Overview

• Alexandre de Moraes assumed the gavel on Thursday in an interim capacity, marking his first time presiding over the Supreme Court’s plenary.
• The session opened with public tributes, including praise from Justice Dias Toffoli and words of support from Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet, with Justice Cármen Lúcia congratulating on behalf of the Court.
• The docket featured ADO 55 on Congress’s alleged omission to regulate a tax on large fortunes and RE 609517 on whether public attorneys must hold OAB registration.
• Moraes will lead in-person plenary sessions while President Edson Fachin remains in Belém for COP30-related engagements.
• In Belém, Fachin emphasized science-based judicial protection of environmental and fundamental rights and met UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who underscored the STF’s role in climate justice.