Claim 23.457 (STF) — release of the Lula–Dilma conversations

Body: STF
Number: Rcl 23.457
Subject: Usurpation of the STF's jurisdiction by the 13th Court of Curitiba by lifting secrecy over conversations with the President of the Republic.

Status as of October 24, 2026: Rapporteur's decision of June 13, 2016; we did not verify finality or later appeals.

Sources (1)

On June 13, 2016, Teori Zavascki granted Rcl 23.457 in part: he recognized the violation of the STF's jurisdiction and set aside the 13th Court's decisions of March 16, 2016 (event 135) and March 17, 2016 (event 140) that lifted secrecy over the conversations; he recognized the nullity of the content of the conversations captured after the order to stop the interceptions; and ordered returned to the 13th Court the cases that did not involve authorities with special forum.

Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

Source: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 20-22, item 15 · open original ↗

Parties and roles

Dilma Rousseff — claimant (Office of the President of the Republic, through the AGU)
Sergio Moro — respondent (the 13th Court)
Teori Zavascki — rapporteur

Case history

Mar. 22, 2016
Injunction.
Sources (1)
The preliminary injunction was granted on March 22, 2016 and endorsed by the Plenary on March 31, 2016, ordering the suspension and the referral to the STF of the request to break secrecy 5006205-98.2016.4.04.7000/PR and other proceedings.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · p. 3 · open original ↗
June 13, 2016
Judged partially upheld.
Sources (1)
On June 13, 2016, Teori Zavascki granted Rcl 23.457 in part: he recognized the violation of the STF's jurisdiction and set aside the 13th Court's decisions of March 16, 2016 (event 135) and March 17, 2016 (event 140) that lifted secrecy over the conversations; he recognized the nullity of the content of the conversations captured after the order to stop the interceptions; and ordered returned to the 13th Court the cases that did not involve authorities with special forum.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 20-22, item 15 · open original ↗