After Vorcaro Case, Gilmar Proposes Taking Billion-Dollar Dispute with Sugar Mills to Plenary
Gilmar stated that the dispute between the Union and the sugar-ethanol sector should be evaluated by the plenary to unify the Court's understanding.
TL;DR
- Minister Gilmar Mendes proposed a question of order to send the billion-dollar dispute between the Union and the sugar-ethanol sector to the STF plenary.
- The aim is to standardize the Court's understanding on the requirement of individual expert evidence for compensation, as established in General repercussion theme 826.
- The dispute involves claims that could reach R$ 145 billion, with payments allegedly being acquired by financial institutions for a fraction of their current value.
- Mendes has publicly stated his opposition to these indemnities, citing cases like Raízen and Jalles Machado where he voted against payments and was overruled.
- Controversy arose after Mendes met with Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, who had acquired debentures from a sugar mill involved in a case before the STF.
- Mendes insists that compensation is only due if a plant proves actual economic loss through expert evidence, not through generic sector studies.