Sérgio Moro: See, a few weeks ago one of those justices declared that the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) was moving toward the decriminalization of drugs in Brazil.
Sérgio Moro: I believe he was referring to the issue of consumption, but a decision of that sort would be disastrous because it would foster trafficking.
In any case, even if that were not so, this is the typical decision that belongs to Parliament, and not to a body of public officials who reached that important position for our country but are not elected and are not subject to popular scrutiny.
Sérgio Moro: On the other hand, we have also recently seen suspicions involving some of the justices of the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) in relation to Banco Master, and we are witnessing a certain institutional blockage to carry out the necessary investigations.
Sérgio Moro: We tried to do this here through the CPI (Parliamentary Inquiry Commission) on Organized Crime, but we were obstructed, not only by political action of the Lula government but also by a preliminary injunction by Minister Gilmar Mendes.