Brazil · Justice
Key Facts
—The court. The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) is Brazil’s highest appellate body for non-constitutional federal law, reviewing cases from lower federal and state courts.
—The target. Justice Paulo Dias de Moura Ribeiro is the first sitting STJ member formally placed under investigation in the probe, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin.
—The method. Investigators suspect draft rulings were funneled through lobbyists, including Andreson de Oliveira Gonçalves and his wife Mirian, to benefit private interests.
