💬 “It’s no secret that the attacks on our sovereignty have been fueled by radicals unwilling to accept the defeat of their political group in the last presidential election. Among them, a congressman \[Eduardo Bolsonaro] who, at the forefront of this betrayal, fled the country to cowardly spread slander against the Supreme Federal Court in a true act of treason,” he declared.

“To those who spread instability and chaos—irresponsible and cowardly individuals who call themselves patriots but openly work against their own country’s interests—there should be no doubt that the criminal acts committed against legitimate authorities and the Brazilian people will be met with a forceful response from the Brazilian State. These individuals are hostile to democracy, armed with the same radicalism, disinformation, and servility that have characterized their behavior for years now,” said Gilmar Mendes.

🇺🇸 In a message to the United States, the justice declared that “the independence of the Brazilian Judiciary is a non-negotiable value.” “Only the Brazilian people have the right to decide their own destiny, without undue internal or external interference.”

“The proceedings will continue. The procedural schedule of the Supreme Federal Court will neither be rushed nor delayed. The Court’s procedural routine will ignore the sanctions imposed. This rapporteur will ignore the sanctions and continue working, as I have been doing both in the Plenary and in the First Panel, always in a collegial manner, unlike the lies, falsehoods, and disinformation spread on social media. Due process at the Supreme Federal Court is always carried out collectively,” the minister emphasized.

“We will judge all those responsible—acquitting those for whom there is no evidence of responsibility, and convicting those for whom there is. But we will judge them, fulfilling our judicial duty, and we will not cower in the face of threats, whether they come from here or from anywhere else,” said the minister.