Mendonça Dealt with Claudio Castro on Cabral Prison - 12/09/2026
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Messages collected by the Federal Police (PF) and obtained by the report show conversations in the WhatsApp attributed to the minister André Mendonça, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), with the former governor of Rio de Janeiro Claudio Castro (PL), dealing with processes of his interest. In the dialogues, exchanged on the night of November 11, 2022, Castro writes to Mendonça, at 7:37 pm: "Friend, I need to speak with urgency and complete case …
OTHER SIDE: Magistrate claims that decisions are based solely on evidence; former governor denies that there is a relationship of friendship
Former governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro (PL) confirmed that he sought the minister André Mendonça, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), in November 2022, to deal with the prison situation of former governor Sérgio Cabral, but denied any attempt to interfere. In a note sent to the press, however, Castro stated that he was only seeking to confirm the existence of other judicial orders that prevented release and denied to have requested be…
Conversation obtained by the PF occurred 28 days before the minister voted for the revocation of the pre-trial detention of the former governor; both deny negotiation on merit
Conversations would have happened in 2022, when the ex-governor's case was under analysis at the Federal Supreme Court (STF)
Conversation obtained by the Federal Police occurred when minister analyzed the case of the former governor; 28 days later, Mendonça voted for the release of Cabral. Minister and Castro deny relationship of friendship or interference in the process
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