Key Facts
—The headline. Only about 5% of criminal cases against politicians with Supreme Court jurisdiction ended in conviction between 2002 and 2025.
—The funnel. Of roughly 1,800 inquiries in 23 years, just 92 reached the charging stage, or one in 19.
—Not acquittals. Most cases never got a verdict, ending instead in jurisdiction transfers or the statute of limitations running out.
—The mechanism. The privileged jurisdiction known as foro sends senior officials straight to the top court rather than to trial judges.
