What the STF will vote on in the first session of the semester, this Friday

The Supreme Federal Court will begin its second-half proceedings this Friday morning, the 1st, with the trial of three cases. At the opening of the extraordinary session, the justices are expected to express their solidarity with Alexandre de Moraes , who is the target of US sanctions under the Magnitsky Act.

Moraes is the only Brazilian among the 262 punished under the legislation, created to penalize foreigners allegedly involved in human rights violations and corruption. The Donald Trump administration's justification is that the minister has been promoting a " witch hunt " against journalists, big tech companies , and former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

On the agenda for this Friday's trials is the continuation of the analysis of the appeal in which the state-owned company Eletronorte questions the decision of the Court of Justice of Rondônia that maintained an "isolated fine" for non-compliance with an accessory tax obligation on the purchase of diesel for electricity generation.

Another case involves the constitutionality of sections of Law 11.648/2008 and the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT ), which address the allocation of 10% of compulsory union dues to union centers. The trial began when Joaquim Barbosa was still a Supreme Court Justice, but was interrupted by a request for review by Gilmar Mendes .

The third item on the agenda concerns a case in which the Attorney General's Office is challenging Santa Catarina laws governing maternity, paternity, and adoption leave within the state's public and military service. The trial was moved from a virtual plenary session to an in-person session at the request of President Luís Roberto Barroso .