AGU asks Supreme Court to impose definitive loss of office on STJ justice Marco Buzzi
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What happened
The Office of the Solicitor General said it asked the Supreme Federal Court to determine the definitive removal from office of STJ minister Marco Buzzi following his disciplinary conviction for sexual harassment within the Superior Court of Justice.
Why it matters
The filing puts the Supreme Court in position to decide whether a disciplinary finding against a sitting superior-court justice results in permanent loss of office, setting a near-term benchmark for accountability procedures at the top of the judiciary.
Brazil's Office of the Solicitor General said on September 21 that it filed a request with the Supreme Federal Court for the definitive loss of office of Superior Court of Justice minister Marco Buzzi after a disciplinary conviction for sexual harassment at the STJ. The filing turns an internal judiciary-discipline case into a live Supreme Court matter with near-term implications for how top-court accountability is enforced. For Planalto, the case bears on institutional credibility, relations among senior courts, and how opponents frame standards for punishment at the top of the state.
Watch for
Supreme Federal Court docket registration assigning a reporting justice for the AGU filing by 2026-09-25 STF public release on whether the case will proceed under plenary or monocratic handling by 2026-09-25 STJ presidency statement or administrative note on the operational status of Marco Buzzi's seat by 2026-09-24 Procuradoria-Geral da República filing acknowledging, supporting, or contesting the AGU request by 2026-09-25
Sources
- AGU pede ao STF perda definitiva do cargo de Marco Buzzi · g1.globo.com
- AGU pede ao STF perda definitiva do cargo de Marco Buzzi · cnnbrasil.com.br
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