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Brazil's federal prosecutors have charged nine people with criminal organization for selling court decisions at the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) — a scheme that operated through bribes to interfere with judicial decisions between June 2019 and December 2023. ✓
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"Evidenciou-se que os denunciados integraram organização criminosa, cientes de seu propósito ilícito voltado ao pagamento e à obtenção de vantagens pecuniárias ilícitas, em troca de interferências no resultado de decisões judiciais proferidas no bojo de processos com tramitação no Superior Tribunal de Justiça, mediante graves violações de deveres funcionais"
Among those charged are two former STJ staff members: Márcio José Toledo Pinto, who worked in Minister Nancy Andrighi's office, and Daimler Alberto de Campos, former chief of staff to Minister Isabel Gallotti. Also charged are businessman Andreson de Oliveira Gonçalves (identified as the main coordinator), lawyer Mirian Ribeiro Rodrigues de Mello Gonçalves, plus financial operators and beneficiaries of the negotiated decisions. ✓
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"**Andreson de Oliveira Gonçalves:**empresário apontado como o principal articulador da intermediação junto aos Tribunais em Brasília;**Mirian Ribeiro Rodrigues de Mello Gonçalves:**advogada e mulher de Andreson, que atuava formalmente em causas negociadas pelo esquema;**Márcio José Toledo Pinto:**funcionário público vinculado ao STJ, acusado por compartilhar minutas sigilosas;**Daimler Alberto de Campos:**funcionário público e então Chefe de Gabinete no STJ, também investigado por envolvimento na operacionalização do acesso a decisões internas"
The case is proceeding at the Supreme Court under Justice Cristiano Zanin and will be judged by the First Panel — also composed of Justices Flávio Dino, Cármen Lúcia, and Alexandre de Moraes. The STJ ministers mentioned are not under investigation. ?
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"O Ministério Público Federal imputa aos investigados supostos crimes de corrupção ativa, corrupção passiva, violação de sigilo, lavagem de capitais e organização criminosa"
Nine people were charged by federal prosecutors for criminal organization aimed at selling STJ court decisions
Ministers Nancy Andrighi and Isabel Gallotti are not under investigation, only former staff from their offices
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
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What is the formal case number at the Supreme Court and when will the first decision on accepting charges be made?
Why it's still unknown: Case proceeds under seal and outlets did not report case number or procedural timeline
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How many judicial decisions were potentially affected by the scheme and what amounts were involved?
Why it's still unknown: Federal prosecutors did not disclose estimate of affected cases nor financial amount of transactions
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What doctrinal test will the Supreme Court apply to judge criminal organization crimes against Judiciary staff?
Why it's still unknown: Outlets did not report Supreme Court precedents in similar cases nor defense legal strategy
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How did early access to draft decisions and possible influence on case distribution work operationally?
Why it's still unknown: Charges were not fully disclosed; outlets mention only general aspects of modus operandi