Overview

• Relator Cármen Lúcia voted to reject Moro’s appeal and was joined by Alexandre de Moraes and Flávio Dino, forming a 3–0 majority in the five-member First Panel.
• The case stems from a 2022 festa junina video in which Moro suggested a habeas corpus could be bought from Justice Gilmar Mendes, which prosecutors say falsely imputes passive corruption.
• Cármen Lúcia wrote that the indictment satisfies Article 41 of the Criminal Procedure Code by properly describing the alleged conduct and grounds for accusation.
• The relator said the defense’s filing sought to reargue the outcome rather than clarify omissions or errors, which is not the purpose of the appeal used.
• Moro’s lawyers contend the remark was an unfortunate joke taken out of context and that the video was maliciously edited, while a conviction exceeding four years could cost him his Senate mandate.