“You know, I think the guy is going to come back here. The right wing here in Brazil is saying he was arrested over a small fine — no. He was arrested, he had already been sentenced to 16 years in this country. He was a coup plotter who has been convicted. He has to return to Brazil to serve his sentence.

Well, regarding Trump, that’s it. I hope that… I hope he gradually starts learning. That image of Jesus Christ, that is a… a… honestly, that does not contribute to those who believe in the multilateral system, who believe in democracy.”

“The Supreme Federal Court has a significant body of judicial decisions against organized crime in Brazil, within the limits of its constitutional powers, reaching armed groups, political crimes, and factions in general. The same can be said of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

It is irresponsible to investigate organized crime and not address militiamen, drug traffickers, illegal arms dealers, illegal mining operations, factions that control territories, hitmen, and gunmen, etc.

Currently, some people are making the mistake of pointing to the STF as the ‘greatest national problem.’ It is, to say the least, an immense error. I stress: a gigantic historical mistake, which requires better reflection on its consequences.

Criticism and investigations should indeed be carried out. But with respect for people’s dignity and with the preservation of democratic institutions, because without them there are no fundamental rights or future for the nation.

Unfortunately, my position as a judge prevents me from writing more about how much the STF has done and is doing in the fight against organized crime. It is not my place to speak, but it is on record.

However, I can and must express my PERSONAL SOLIDARITY to colleagues who are targets of injustice.”

“There is a need for this Senate to help the Supreme Court overcome what seems to me to be a Louis XIV complex. That French king who said ‘I am the State.’ We have justices who effectively incorporate this spirit when they say or understand that criticism directed at their individual conduct translates into criticism of democracy or criticism of the Supreme Court as an institution. That is not true.”

“We cannot refrain from electorally removing those who have abused their power by attacking institutions to gain votes and taint the will of the electorate. That is what this is about when a reckless report like this emerges! This could even lead to ineligibility. The Electoral Court will not fail to punish those who abuse their power to gain votes through electoral proselytism. An immediate end must be put to this drive that attacking certain institutions brings votes.”

“We are living through a permanent aggression against republican institutions. It has become very easy to offend others. Everyone is going beyond the institutional limits that guide proper coexistence in a republican relationship! We are a democracy. We need to understand people who think differently, but constantly offending, subjugating, attacking, and assaulting will not build the Brazil that Brazilians need and expect from the branches of government.”