Fachin creates filter to prevent unrelated requests from being directed to ministers
New rule requires technical analysis of petitions filed by third parties in ongoing Supreme Court cases. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- STF President Edson Fachin implemented a filter to prevent third parties from directing requests to specific ministers through existing cases.
- New petitions filed by non-parties will undergo technical validation by a presidential team.
- If a petition is deemed unrelated to the original case, it will be registered as a separate action and distributed by lottery or prevention.
- The rule also applies to requests questioning acts of courts or authorities not party to the case, or attempting to extend decisions to new individuals.
- Regular actions by existing parties, document submissions, PGR statements, *amicus curiae* requests, and internal appeals are not affected.
- The change follows instances where individuals used existing lawsuits to direct new requests to specific ministers.
- TSE President Kassio Nunes Marques had previously alerted Fachin to the risks and advocated for such a filter.