A Brazilian Supreme Court justice lifts secrecy on a banker's messages to another judge
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For the past seven years, no member of Brazil’s Supreme Court has exercised its vast powers as forcefully as Alexandre de Moraes.A dispute between the two most powerful justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court erupted into an all-out fight late Thursday, plunging the body into an institutional crisis that threatens to reshape the country’s looming presidential election.
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Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- MercoPress (South America)20:56first to report
Brazilian Supreme Court justice André Mendonça, rapporteur in the Banco Master case, on Tuesday lifted the secrecy order on a Federal Police report of more than two hundred pages containing messages sent by businessman Daniel Vorcaro, the bank's owner and currently in pre-trial detention, to his fellow justice Alexandre de Moraes.
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- mercopress.com2 Sept, 22:00their copy
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- Bloomberg Politics23:00edited after publishing
A dispute between the two most powerful justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court erupted into an all-out fight late Thursday, plunging the body into an institutional crisis that threatens to reshape the country’s looming presidential election.
Fri, 4 September 2026
4 reports- Le Monde (France)01:42
La crise a éclaté après la publication d’un rapport de police faisant état d’échanges entre le banquier Daniel Vorcaro, incarcéré pour malversations, et le juge Alexandre de Moraes, dont le rôle avait été central dans la condamnation de Jair Bolsonaro pour tentative de coup d’Etat, en 2025.
- Le Monde (France)12:00
Le juge Alexandre de Moraes, responsable de la condamnation de l’ancien président d’extrême droite Jair Bolsonaro, est soupçonné de collusion avec le banquier Daniel Vorcaro, en prison depuis le 4 mars dans le cadre de l’affaire Master.
- Al Jazeera English18:46
The country's highest court is considering investigations into two judges who have accused each other of wrongdoing.
- Le Monde English23:05
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the conviction of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, is suspected of collusion with banker Daniel Vorcaro, who has been in prison since March 4 in connection with the Master case.