STF Transitions to Fachin With Packed October Docket as 'Busca Reversa' Is Paused and Jan. 8 Penalty Bill Falters

Overview

• Edson Fachin takes over the Supreme Court on September 29 with Alexandre de Moraes as vice, after Luís Roberto Barroso closed his term underscoring the court’s defense of the rule of law.
• For October 1, the court scheduled merits hearings on app‑driver employment status, the Ferrogrão railway, elderly health‑plan rate protections, and the Serra do Tabuleiro park boundaries.
• Minister Cristiano Zanin reserved October 14, 15, 21 and 22 for the trial of seven defendants in the “núcleo 4” tied to the 2022 election‑subversion plot and support for the January 8 attacks.
• The judgment on “busca reversa” was halted again after a request for review by Minister Dias Toffoli, with Moraes defending the tool for probing anti‑democratic crimes, André Mendonça dissenting, and no date set to resume.
• Relator Paulinho da Força signaled the vote on the PL da Dosimetria will likely slip without a clear commitment from Senate President Davi Alcolumbre, as House–Senate tensions stall the proposal while the income‑tax bill advances.