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Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff
Then President of the Republic; her conversation with Lula, intercepted on March 16, 2016, was the subject of Rcl 23.457.
Being in this archive does not mean having committed any wrongdoing. Procedural status: see each case and episode, with date.
Positions and roles
- President of the Republic (2016–)
Sources (1)
Complaint 23.457, filed by the President of the Republic through the AGU, alleged usurpation of the STF's jurisdiction because, in the interception authorized by the 13th Court against Lula, conversations with the President of the Republic (an authority with special forum) were captured and the decision to release them at first instance would be flawed by absolute lack of jurisdiction.
AccusationProven in a documentSource: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 1-2 · open original ↗
Cases
- Claim 23.457 (STF) — release of the Lula–Dilma conversations — claimant (Office of the President of the Republic, through the AGU) · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Rapporteur's decision of June 13, 2016; we did not verify finality or later appeals.
Episodes
Documented links
- Dilma Rousseff sued Sergio Moro: The Presidency of the Republic filed Rcl 23.457 against the decision of the 13th Court (Moro).
Sources (1)
Complaint 23.457, filed by the President of the Republic through the AGU, alleged usurpation of the STF's jurisdiction because, in the interception authorized by the 13th Court against Lula, conversations with the President of the Republic (an authority with special forum) were captured and the decision to release them at first instance would be flawed by absolute lack of jurisdiction.
AccusationProven in a documentSource: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 1-2 · open original ↗
- Dilma Rousseff appointed Rodrigo Janot: Nominated Janot for the PGR post in 2013 (term began September 17, 2013; reappointed in 2015 after an internal consultation).
Sources (1)
Rodrigo Janot was a federal prosecutor (1984–2019), deputy prosecutor general (2003), secretary-general of the MPF (2003–2005) and Prosecutor General of the Republic from September 17, 2013 to September 17, 2017 (nominated by Dilma Rousseff, reappointed in 2015); he retired in April 2019 and opened a law firm in June 2019.
News reportSingle sourceSource: Rodrigo Janot (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
- Dilma Rousseff appointed Edson Fachin: Appointed Fachin as an STF justice on June 16, 2015.
Sources (1)
Edson Fachin has been an STF justice since June 16, 2015 (appointed by Dilma Rousseff), rapporteur of Lava Jato at the STF since the draw of February 2, 2017 (replacing Teori Zavascki), STF vice president from September 28, 2023 to September 29, 2025 and STF president since September 29, 2025; he was a TSE justice from August 16, 2018 to August 16, 2022 and TSE president from February 22, 2022 to August 16, 2022.
News reportSingle sourceSource: Edson Fachin (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
Evidence mentioning Dilma Rousseff
Complaint 23.457, filed by the President of the Republic through the AGU, alleged usurpation of the STF's jurisdiction because, in the interception authorized by the 13th Court against Lula, conversations with the President of the Republic (an authority with special forum) were captured and the decision to release them at first instance would be flawed by absolute lack of jurisdiction.
Source: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 1-2 · open original ↗
Teori Zavascki's decision transcribes the review made by the Curitiba court itself: the interruption of the interception was ordered on March 16, 2016, at 11:12:22, and, between the decision and its implementation with the carriers, a new dialogue was captured at 13:32, filed by the police authority.
Source: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 16-17, item 10 · open original ↗
Edson Fachin has been an STF justice since June 16, 2015 (appointed by Dilma Rousseff), rapporteur of Lava Jato at the STF since the draw of February 2, 2017 (replacing Teori Zavascki), STF vice president from September 28, 2023 to September 29, 2025 and STF president since September 29, 2025; he was a TSE justice from August 16, 2018 to August 16, 2022 and TSE president from February 22, 2022 to August 16, 2022.
Source: Edson Fachin (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗

