Overview
- Fachin ordered broader declassification on Friday and gave André Mendonça 24 hours to release additional Master‑related procedures while instructing the Federal Police to report on where the data extracted from Daniel Vorcaro’s cellphone is held and its condition.
- Mendonça has already made many but not all files public, arguing some material must stay sealed to avoid harming ongoing police probes, while colleagues and the PGR insist full access is needed for fair plenary deliberations.
- The documents made public so far include Police Federal reports that link Vorcaro to politicians and officials, note an inquiry into Flávio Bolsonaro over alleged Dark Horse film financing, and raise questions about transfers tied to other figures including Dias Toffoli.
- A plenary session on Sept. 15 will consider opening an investigation into Alexandre de Moraes over messages from Vorcaro, and Fachin has kept the separate review of Mendonça’s conduct scheduled for a later date to avoid combining the two matters.
- The dispute exposes a deep institutional rift at the Supreme Court over transparency, investigative secrecy and equal access to digital evidence, and it risks shaping campaign dynamics in the weeks before Brazil’s election.