The Attorney General's Office (PGR) has filed charges against nine people investigated for alleged involvement in a scheme to sell court rulings at the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). The accusation points to crimes such as active corruption, passive corruption, money laundering, breach of professional secrecy, and criminal organization.
Among those indicted are former civil servants linked to the offices of Supreme Court justices, as well as lawyers, financial operators, and businesspeople identified as beneficiaries of allegedly negotiated judicial decisions. The case is the result of investigations from Operation Sisamnes, conducted by the Federal Police.
According to the complaint, the group allegedly operated between 2019 and 2023, using internal influence within the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) to favor private interests in cases considered strategic and with a significant financial impact.
Former civil servants and a lobbyist are among those indicted.
According to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), former STJ (Superior Court of Justice) employees Márcio José Toledo Pinto, who worked in the office of Minister Nancy Andrighi, and Daimler Alberto de Campos, former chief of staff of Minister Isabel Galotti, were indicted. So far, ministers of the Superior Court of Justice are not targets of the investigations.
Lobbyist Andreson de Oliveira Gonçalves and his wife, lawyer Mirian Gonçalves, were also indicted. The accusation also involves people identified as financial intermediaries for the group and alleged beneficiaries of the investigated court decisions.
Investigations indicate that the scheme operated in a structured manner, with a division of tasks among civil servants, lawyers, and operators responsible for facilitating contacts and negotiations related to cases pending before the Superior Court of Justice (STJ).
Operation uncovered alleged parallel market of influence.
Operation Sisamnes identified evidence of irregularities within the Court, including early access to draft opinions and possible influence on the distribution of cases. According to investigators, the group acted in a coordinated manner to steer outcomes in cases considered sensitive.
Reports from the Federal Police describe the existence of an alleged "parallel market of influence," organized into at least three distinct groups: STJ (Superior Court of Justice) employees, lawyers and intermediaries, as well as businesspeople, mainly linked to the agribusiness sector.
According to the investigations, multi-million dollar contracts were allegedly signed to guarantee pre-arranged decisions, replacing the regular technical and legal procedures expected in the cases reviewed by the Court.
Attorney General's Office points to crimes of corruption and money laundering.
In the complaint filed with the Supreme Federal Court, the Attorney General's Office argues that the investigated parties acted continuously to obtain illicit advantages through interference in judicial decisions.
The crimes attributed to the group include active corruption, passive corruption, money laundering, breach of professional secrecy, and criminal organization. The complaint will now be analyzed by the courts, which will decide whether to accept the charges and potentially initiate criminal proceedings.
The case increases the pressure on control and transparency mechanisms in the Brazilian judiciary, given the seriousness of the suspicions involving one of the country's main superior courts.
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