Nunes Marques recuses and opens path for Moraes' majority
Nunes Marques claims recusal and alters the balance of votes in the STF plenary. Read in Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Justice Kássio Nunes Marques recused himself from a trial, citing political contamination concerns for the TSE.
- Interlocutors believe the recusal is a strategic move to avoid damage from ongoing investigations into the Banco Master case, which involve his son, Kevin Marques.
- Reports emerged detailing payments and discussions involving Kevin Marques' law firm in relation to the Banco Master.
- Kevin Marques' legal team denies wrongdoing, stating services were rendered to a separate company, Consult, for specialized tax law.
- The recusal of Nunes Marques, along with Alexandre de Moraes and Dias Toffoli, has reduced the number of justices available for the vote.
- The trial is now polarized between a group favoring investigation (Fachin, Fux, Mendonça) and another seeking to shield the Court (Mendes, Dino, Zanin).
- Minister Cármen Lúcia holds the decisive vote in the trial.