The brazilian supreme court’s haste in limiting plea bargains and betting on ‘popular forgetfulness’

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The Attempt to Hide and Protect: The “Good” Plea Bargain vs.

the “Dangerous” Plea Bargain

The lawyer from Paraná, Edison V.

Campos, highlights a clear contradiction.

When the plea bargain involved Mauro Cid (former aide to Jair Bolsonaro), the system used imprisonment, maximum pressure, and even threats to his family to “extract cooperation.” At that time, the plea bargain was seen as a legitimate instrument.

Now, however, with the possibility of a plea bargain (mentioned in the video in the second post) that could “touch” Minister Alexandre de Moraes, there is a “rush” to vote on a 2021 action that limits the effects of plea bargains.

The text of the post is clear: “Sorry, but this has nothing to do with defending guarantees; it’s blatant casuistry.” And it concludes that this type of “scoundrelism” destroys Brazilians’ trust in the country.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has approved the Workers’ Party’s (PT) request for the Supreme Court to vote on “limits for plea bargains.” Justice Fachin still needs to set a date.

The report reinforces the urgency of judging an old case precisely at a time when new plea bargains could affect the highest levels of the Judiciary.

There is no mention of any generic concern with “constitutional guarantees”-the focus is practical and immediate.

When the plea bargain involved Mauro Cid, imprisonment, maximum pressure, and even threats against his family were justified to extract cooperation. Back then, a plea bargain from a prisoner was acceptable, useful, and treated as a legitimate instrument.

Now, when the possibility arises of a plea bargain that could implicate Alexandre de Moraes, there’s a sudden rush to vote on a 2021 action and limit the effects of plea bargains.

Excuse me, but this has nothing to do with defending guarantees; it’s blatant opportunism. And it’s this kind of villainy that is destroying the trust of any minimally honest Brazilian in the country.

The Supreme Court believes that public pressure for the investigation of ministers will not last long.

Schuler lists recent scandals involving Supreme Court justices (Moraes, Toffoli, and Nunes Marques): acquisitions of properties worth more than R$ 23 million in 5 years, flights on private jets, hiring of law firms, conversations with Daniel Vorcaro, and exchange of messages.

He explains why nothing is progressing:

– The Attorney General’s Office (PGR) shows no sign of an investigation;

– There is a “solid alliance” (legal, institutional, and political) between the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), the majority of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) (especially Moraes), and Congress (Senator Columbre);

– No request for a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) or impeachment process is moving forward in the Senate;

– Even if Daniel Vorcaro’s testimony mentions ministers, André Mendonça may want to investigate, but it depends on the Attorney General’s Office and the majority of the STF, which “will hardly corroborate it.”

Schuler contrasts this with the treatment given to those investigated on January 8th: there, the STF used a broad criterion (“body of work,” association, rhetoric).

For the ministers, the criterion is the opposite: only “patent illegality” counts.

He concludes that the STF is betting on a “flash in the pan” – popular indignation passes, the professional media has tolerated violations since 2019, and, with the 2026 elections approaching, the discourse of “threat to democracy” is dominating again.

ScSchuler´s huler’s entire video (almost 4 minutes) is a cold and pragmatic analysis.

He doesn’t accuse anyone of a crime, but demonstrates, with facts, that the system is shielded from any investigation that reaches those in power.

The implicit message is clear: the Supreme Federal Court (STF) counts on the Brazilian people forgetting.

“FERNANDO SCHULER: The SUPREME COURT believes that the PUBLIC PRESSURE for the INVESTIGATION of MINISTERS will not last long.

That’s it, folks. The CORRUPT ones believe that we, the PEOPLE, will forget all the SCANDALS we have witnessed in recent months and that everything will end in nothing.

I can’t speak for you, but I will never forget. Even if nothing is resolved this year, next year, with a new SENATE (God willing), I will continue to demand the IMPEACHMENT of all these ELEMENTS who have been SPITTING in our faces for 7 years.”

The attempt to hide and protect

Watching both videos, it becomes evident what the authors of the posts want to highlight:

1. Selective hypocrisy – Plea bargaining is a powerful weapon when used against political opponents (Mauro Cid).

When it can affect the STF itself, it becomes a “threat to guarantees” and deserves urgent limitation.

2. Caste protection – The “rush” to vote on the 2021 action coincides exactly with the moment when plea bargains (like Vorcaro’s) could expose dangerous relationships between ministers, businessmen, and political power.

At the same time, Schuler exposes the STF’s explicit bet: “the people forget”.

3. Institutional Shielding – The Attorney General’s Office (PGR), the Supreme Federal Court (STF), and Congress form a bloc that prevents Parliamentary Inquiry Commissions (CPIs), impeachment, or serious investigations.

The criterion of “legality” is applied in opposite ways depending on who is in the dock.

The posts are not mere conspiratorial opinion.

They juxtapose recent facts (Moraes’ request to limit plea bargains + Schuler’s analysis of the bet on forgetting) and show the same movement: hiding what could incriminate the top of the Brazilian Judiciary and politics.

If the STF truly believes that popular pressure “won’t last long,” as Schuler says, Brazilians who watch these videos have the chance to prove otherwise.

Memory is not optional.

The demand for transparency and accountability isn’t either.

Casuistry, when exposed like this, loses its power.

And that’s exactly what the two posts are doing: preventing forgetting.

Published in 04/09/2026 05h48

Portuguese version

Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. Images from public image libraries or credits in the caption.

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