Brazil’s Federal Police have received authorization to investigate a justice of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in connection with an alleged scheme to sell court rulings.
The decision marks a significant escalation in the probe, as it targets a high-ranking judicial official for the first time.
The investigation was authorized by Supreme Court (STF) Justice Cristiano Zanin.
The probe centers on allegations that private court decisions were being traded, a claim that has drawn intense scrutiny from legal and political circles in Brazil.
The involvement of the Federal Police signals that authorities are treating the allegations with serious procedural weight.
This development follows earlier findings by the Federal Police that leaked private conversations of Daniel Vorcaro appeared to have been extracted from materials held by the Mixed Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI).