Moraes Opens Secret STF Inquiry Into Alleged Leak of Ministers’ Financial Data

Overview

• The probe aims to determine whether Receita Federal and Coaf systems were accessed irregularly, identifying who queried the data, when, and under what formal justifications.
• The investigation is under seal, first reported by Poder360 and confirmed by Agência Brasil.
• Justices show both support and caution over the move, while Receita representatives criticize the procedure as irregular even as the agency says it will comply with court orders.
• Receita cites technical complexity in tracing queries across more than 30 systems and has petitioned the court to outline the verification process and timelines.
• The inquiry follows reports linking Banco Master to relatives of justices and a reported contract with the law firm of Moraes’s wife, after the prosecutor general recently shelved a request to investigate for lack of evidence.