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40 statements · 1 politicians · April 28, 2026
Statements by Sérgio Moro. 40 transcribed statements, with topic and stance on the ones the analysis classified. Topics: Institutions, Appointments and nominations, Legislative Branch, Judiciary.
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Good afternoon, everyone. I want to especially greet today's birthday celebrant and also the Acting President: Senator Eduardo Gomes, who does great work for the country and for the State of Tocantins.
(Applause.) I greet all those present here and also our dear Senator Dorinha.
- For
About: guarantee participation of CCJ members in hearings
The Lula government acted yesterday in a way that is part of the political game, but I would say somewhat sneaky in order to remove me from the CCJ and from the confirmation hearing we will have tomorrow for the Attorney General (AGU), Jorge Messias, who was nominated to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal).
- For
About: guarantee participation of CCJ members in hearings
I am a full member of the CCJ. However, recently I changed parties, I joined the PL, and the bloc with which I was affiliated there, certainly by movement of the Lula government, removed me from the CCJ so that I would not participate, so that I could not ask the pertinent and necessary questions to the nominee to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal).
- Neutral
About: approve a nomination to the Supreme Federal Tribunal
This, for me, also reflects an insecurity on the part of the Lula government regarding whether or not there are sufficient votes to approve this name.
- For
About: nominate ministers to the STF
It is part of the political game here and also part of the necessary process for us to decide the country's future that the President of the Republic makes his nomination.
- For
About: exercise the Senate's authority to approve or reject nominations to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
And it is indeed for the Senate to normally exercise its authority to approve or reject the name.
This has nothing personal to do with the nominee, Attorney General Jorge Messias.
And here I want to make my position clear, which I have just expressed in advance.
I normally do not do this. I usually wait for the confirmation hearing to position myself, also because the questions I will ask will form my conviction about whether to cast a 'yes' vote or a 'no' vote for the nominee.
- Against
About: approve the Attorney General of the Union's nomination to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
But, since I was removed yesterday from the CCJ, I ended up stating my position in advance and I will vote against this nomination here on the Plenary of the Federal Senate.
But I had the opportunity now to return to the CCJ as an alternate member thanks also to an action by my party, the PL.
I thank, in fact, Senator Eduardo Gomes for this possibility, for this stance of his that enabled my return, and I will ask the questions I had been planning.
Of course, respectful questions, as they must be regarding any nominee, but the necessary questions so that we may form our convictions.
- For
About: postpone deliberation on nominations to the Supreme Federal Tribunal until after the general elections
Here I want to make a more general judgment about why I believe this nomination and the deliberation at this moment are untimely.
We have a general election underway. In October there will be a decision on whether the Lula government continues.
We have the opposition pre-candidacy of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro well established.
- Neutral
About: reassess the institutional conduct of the STF
Today the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) is in the hot seat; it is being debated by the population.
- For
About: not appeal to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) to reverse merely political defeats
There is, indeed, excessive interference by the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) in the political agenda, including the legislative agenda.
- Neutral
About: decriminalize drugs
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.
- Against
About: decriminalize drugs
I believe he was referring to the issue of consumption, but a decision of that sort would be disastrous because it would foster trafficking.
- For
About: ensure that decisions on drug decriminalization are made by Parliament
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.
- For
About: investigate suspicions involving ministers of the Supreme Federal Tribunal
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.
- For
About: establish a CPI (Parliamentary Inquiry Commission) to investigate organized crime and related allegations
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.
- Against
About: nominate ministers to the STF
It is not the right time — and I repeat — it is not the right time for us to fill this vacancy on the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)!
- For
About: change the STF's composition (increase number of justices or institute terms)
We would first need to discuss a broad reform of the institution, as Senator Plínio Valério was saying before me: let us return to discussing the issue of the term of office.
- For
About: discuss in a new constituent assembly creating terms for STF ministers
Why does this debate not move forward? Let it be 12 years of tenure for a justice of the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal); let them not be lifetime appointments; let us consider establishing an age requirement, a minimum age.
- For
About: discuss in a new constituent assembly creating terms for STF ministers
Today the justices have the prospect of remaining 20 or 30 years in their position, and this is not at all healthy, especially because today the court is practically uncontrollable, because there is no institution exercising that control.
- For
About: allow the next elected President to nominate ministers to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
We have that election up ahead. So let us leave it to the next elected President to make that choice.
- For
About: let the population decide in elections on the continuation of the relationship between the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) and the Executive
The population will know how to decide whether it believes it is worth continuing this very close relationship between the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) and the Executive Branch — which is being called Lula's STF — or whether a change is worthwhile so that a new President can make other choices.
- For
About: nominate ministers to the STF
Perhaps a new President could make choices of career judges or prosecutors, distinguished jurists who stand out for their independence from the President of the Republic, because the current President Lula — and I remember very well, because I was at the presidential debate alongside Jair Bolsonaro — expressly declared that the Supreme Court is not a place to appoint friends.
He said that he would appoint people independent from the Executive Branch.
- For
About: nominate ministers to the STF
He did exactly the opposite: first, he appointed his personal lawyer; then he appointed an executive branch minister who was extremely close to him politically; and now he is making the nomination of the Attorney General.
- For
About: nominate ministers to the STF
Where are the nominations of public officials or jurists, lawyers, judges or prosecutors who have stood out for a career independent of the Executive Branch?
- Against
About: nominate ministers to the STF
So, now is not the time for us to fill this vacancy.
- For
About: ensure STF respects Executive and Legislative decisions
The approval of this name will represent the continuation of this Lula STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal), which the population, for the most part, already rejects, because we do want an STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) that is independent of the Executive Branch, an STF that has an important role in Brazil's history, but also understands that it is up to the elected institutions of the Executive Branch and of the Legislative Branch itself to make decisions and to formulate the essential public policies of a country, which are often controversial and cannot be left to be resolved by the pen of a judge who was not elected; who is not subject to popular scrutiny either to attain his position or to remain in it.
- Against
About: approve the Attorney General of the Union's nomination to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
Well then, tomorrow I will be in the CCJ, tomorrow I will be in this Plenary, and, because of yesterday's episode in which that attempt — which did not succeed — to remove me from the CCJ occurred, I found myself forced, even before the confirmation hearing, to state my opposition to this nomination.
- Against
About: approve the Attorney General of the Union's nomination to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
Nothing personally against the Minister, but I will vote against Attorney General Jorge Messias for the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal).
- Against
About: nominate ministers to the STF
It is not the time to fill this vacancy.
- For
About: let the people decide in elections on choosing the President who will appoint ministers to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal)
Let us leave the people to make that deliberation and that choice in this year's general elections, which they will do by choosing the President of the Republic, who has the prerogative to nominate a justice to the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal). Thank you very much, Mr. President.
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