Fux overturns the removal of Gabriela Hardt, Moro's successor in Lava Jato
The STF minister decided to reverse, in an individual order, the CNJ's determination
TL;DR
- Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux suspended the removal of judge Gabriela Hardt.
- The National Council of Justice (CNJ) had previously removed Hardt in August due to irregularities during her tenure with Operation Lava Jato.
- Fux ordered the Regional Federal Court of the 4th Region to ensure Hardt's immediate return to judicial duties with full pay.
- The CNJ's sanction stemmed from an inspection identifying a serious violation of functional duties, resulting in a two-year availability period.
- Investigations suggested a conspiracy to allocate billions of reais for the exclusive use of task force members.
- The CNJ cited a "chaotic management" of funds from agreements made by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
- A portion of funds was transferred to Petrobras, while another was intended for a private foundation to combat corruption.
- The STF previously decided that funds amounting to 2.5 billion reais would be allocated to education and combating deforestation in the Amazon.