Minister Gilmar Mendes gave an interview to Jornal da Globo last Thursday defending the STF amid the crisis related to the Banco Master scandal. He criticized the press, Senator Alessandro Vieira, and former governor Romeu Zema, who had published a video with puppets satirizing STF ministers.
The STF has been facing a credibility crisis related to the Banco Master scandal, with news reports linking the Court to the case involving Daniel Vorcaro. Justice Gilmar Mendes, the STF's senior member for 24 years, decided to publicly defend the institution amid attacks from politicians and low approval ratings in polls.
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Gilmar Mendes gave a 28-minute interview to Jornal da Globo last Thursday
The minister filed a criminal complaint to Alexandre de Moraes against Romeu Zema over the puppet video
Gilmar Mendes made comments about Zema's accent and later apologized for a comment about homosexuality
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Gilmar Mendes called Senator Alessandro Vieira's conduct 'pathetic' and 'cowardly'
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Gilmar Mendes said the Master crisis is 'a Faria Lima crisis' that the press is trying to bring to Brasília
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Zema's video is part of a series called 'The Untouchables' and simulates a conversation between Gilmar Mendes and Dias Toffoli
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