Gilmar Mendes Demands Investigation into Judicial Debts and Banco Master
Minister Gilmar Mendes requests a thorough review of judicial debts and denounces an irregular business model involving Banco Master and early payments from the Union.
TL;DR
- Minister Gilmar Mendes is demanding a thorough review of judicial debt (precatórios) releases by the CNJ and STJ.
- He suspects a parasitic scheme involving Banco Master and law firms that profit from early payments before legal processes are finalized.
- The practice of paying precatórios before the definitive end of legal actions, known as 'trânsito em julgado,' is criticized as unconstitutional.
- Banco Master allegedly used judicial credits against the Union as collateral to raise funds, focusing on sugar and alcohol sector debts.
- A dispute exists over how to calculate compensation for sugar mills, with some wanting to use older, more predictable calculations.
- Mendes requested the immediate suspension of precatórios payments before case closure, improved rules for debt commercialization, and investigations into involved parties.