Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Lula says debate on reforming Brazil’s judiciary is irreversible
Brazilian President Lula says debate on judicial reform is irreversible.
He made the statement about reforming Brazil’s judiciary.
It followed revelations about Supreme Court ministers’ links to Daniel Vorcaro.
Vorcaro is a former banker at Banco Master.
The statement does not describe what changes a reform might involve.
No next steps were specified.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said debate on reforming the judiciary is irreversible.
He said the Banco Master case made it necessary to discuss changes to the judiciary.
Lula proposed discussing new criteria for selecting Supreme Court ministers and fixed terms for them.
He said four Supreme Court ministers were implicated in the case and called for an unrestricted investigation.
Lula said those responsible should be punished.
- Who
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said the debate on judicial reform is irreversible.
- What
- He called for discussion of judiciary reform, including selection criteria and terms for Supreme Court ministers.
- When
- Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Where
- In an interview with TV Globo.
- Why
- Lula said revelations linking Supreme Court ministers to the Banco Master case made reform discussions necessary.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lula said the Banco Master case had made discussion of judicial reform necessary.
Lula said the debate on reform would be irreversible.
- President
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Ministers named
- Alexandre de Moraes, André Mendonça, Dias Toffoli and Kassio Nunes Marques
- Case
- Banco Master
- Proposed changes
- New criteria for selecting Supreme Court ministers and possible terms for them
- Related figure
- Daniel Vorcaro, former banker associated with Banco Master
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What people are saying
This whole confusion brought a debate that will be irreversible. It will be irreversible next year.
We have to start discussing criteria for choosing people. We have to discuss terms for people.
It is not possible to imagine that Brazilian society will accept that everything is not investigated and that no stone is left unturned, and that whoever needs to be punished is punished.