Fux suspends removal of Gabriela Hardt, judge who acted in Lava Jato
Minister determined that the magistrate should return to her position and receive her salary after the end of her medical leave. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Supreme Court Minister Luiz Fux suspended the two-year removal of judge Gabriela Hardt, imposed by the CNJ.
- Hardt, who replaced Sergio Moro in the Lava Jato operation, can return to her position and receive her salary until a final judgment.
- The disciplinary action involved the approval of an agreement between Petrobras and Lava Jato prosecutors for the allocation of R$ 1.28 billion to a private foundation.
- The funds were part of a larger amount deposited by Petrobras in Brazil due to agreements with US authorities over corruption irregularities.
- Previous decisions by Minister Alexandre de Moraes altered the destination of these funds, redirecting them for education, environmental protection, and later, to the Ministry of Health for COVID-19 pandemic combat.