STF delays decision on Moraes and creates electoral uncertainty

The Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) held an extraordinary session on Tuesday (15/09) to analyze the situation of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, but the meeting ended without deliberation on the case. The meeting, broadcast live to millions of Brazilian households, was marked by a heated clash between ministers and resonated in the international press, which highlighted the possible consequences for the presidential election in October.

The British newspaper The Guardian published a report titled “Ferious Conflict Breaks Out at Brazil’s Supreme Court on the Eve of the Presidential Election.” According to the vehicle, the dispute "of a strong political content" came to light during the session. The text describes the confrontation between Moraes, "a shaved-headed martial arts practitioner and combative temperament," and minister André Mendonça, "Presbyterian pastor and the only openly evangelical member of the court."

Guardian links crisis to Lula and Bolsonaro

The Guardian states that the judicial clash "reflects the electoral dispute between the left-wing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his far-right rival, Flávio Bolsonaro." The newspaper recalls that Moraes was nominated for STF by former President Michel Temer, but is "widely associated" with Lula due to his "successful performance in the indictment against Flávio Bolsonaro's father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a failed coup after losing the 2022 election."

The British report also points out that "the crisis seems likely to undermine Lula's chances of winning a fourth historic term, given the widespread association that the public makes between him and Moraes, due to the involvement of the magistrate in the prison of Jair Bolsonaro". In the BBC News Brazil Research Aggregator, Flávio Bolsonaro appears ahead of Lula in the second round simulations.

The country is full of insults and insults

The Spanish newspaper El País reported that Tuesday's special session will be marked "by the insults and offenses exchanged between its ministers". According to the vehicle, "the hearing was suspended without the judges even addressing the thorny issue of analyzing the corruption charges against one of their colleagues and deciding whether to open an investigation."

"Expectations were high because the court, in its 135-year history, had never investigated one of its own members, and because Brazil will hold highly contested elections in less than three weeks." On the impact of the Master scandal on the October 4 election, the newspaper says the consequences "remain uncertain". Eighty-five percent of voters say that no matter what happens to the scandal, it will not change their vote.

The Associated Press and Bloomberg report delays

The Washington Post published on its website a report from the Associated Press agency stating that the STF postponed the decision on Moraes a few days before the election. The Supremo Tribunal Federal of Brazil suspended deliberations on Tuesday in a case involving one of its ministers, which is shaking the period leading up to the country's presidential election in October. The agency suggests that a decision on Moraes could be made only in December.

"This would postpone the decision for long after the election, in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the former president, emerge as the most competitive candidates," the Associated Press said. The report also highlights that "the two ministers of Supremo Tribunal Federal [Moraes and Mendonça], at the center of an unprecedented crisis in the highest court of the country, are seen as being at opposite extremes of Brazil's polarized political spectrum."

The financial market news agency Bloomberg reported the case in a report entitled: “Supreme Tribunal of Brazil postpones decision on Moraes and throws uncertainty on the election.” The source did not detail the full content of the article.

What to expect from now on

With the postponement, the definition on the situation of Alexandre de Moraes may remain for after the elections. The crisis in the STF comes at a time of high political polarization, just a few weeks before the vote. The Boca no Trombone Portal will continue to follow the developments of the case and its reflections in the electoral race.

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