Overview
- The TRF‑4 Corte Especial Administrativa voted this Thursday to place Judge Eduardo Appio in availability and propose loss of office without salary, with reports giving the margin as either 14–2 or 15–2.
- The disciplinary measure rests on supermarket surveillance footage that reportedly shows Appio taking bottles of Moët & Chandon on multiple occasions and on a police report that linked a vehicle plate to the judge.
- Appio rejects the findings, calls the decision unjust, and has signaled he will appeal when the record is sent to the CNJ.
- Under CNJ rules the TRF‑4 ruling triggers a mandatory 'reexame necessário' at the National Council of Justice, so the administrative sanction is not final and may be confirmed, altered, or overturned there.
- The case carries wider institutional weight because Appio briefly led the 13th Federal Criminal Court in Curitiba and had public clashes with key Lava Jato figures, a history that raises questions about judicial oversight and public trust as the CNJ prepares its review.