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Ricardo Lewandowski

Justice of the STF; rapporteur of Rcl 43.007 (Lula's access to the Operation Spoofing messages) and member of the Second Panel that declared Moro biased.

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Positions and roles

Justice of the STF and rapporteur of Rcl 43.007 (2020–)
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On February 9, 2021, the STF Second Panel, by majority (Lewandowski, rapporteur, Nunes Marques, Cármen Lúcia and Gilmar Mendes; Fachin dissented), declined to admit the appeal by the Lava Jato prosecutors and maintained Lula's access to the Operation Spoofing messages that concern him; the majority said the judgment did not address the validity of the evidence, only access to elements held by the State.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: 2ª Turma garante a Lula acesso a arquivos da Operação Spoofing — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 9, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
Justice of the STF · STF (2006-03-16–2023-04-11)
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Ricardo Lewandowski was an STF justice from March 16, 2006 to April 11, 2023, STF president from September 10, 2014 to September 10, 2016 (he presided over Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in 2016) and Minister of Justice and Public Security from February 1, 2024 (asked to leave on January 8, 2026; dismissal published on January 9, 2026).
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Source: Ricardo Lewandowski (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
President of the STF · STF (2014-09-10–2016-09-10)
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Ricardo Lewandowski was an STF justice from March 16, 2006 to April 11, 2023, STF president from September 10, 2014 to September 10, 2016 (he presided over Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in 2016) and Minister of Justice and Public Security from February 1, 2024 (asked to leave on January 8, 2026; dismissal published on January 9, 2026).
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Source: Ricardo Lewandowski (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
Minister of Justice and Public Security (2024-02-01–2026-01-09)
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Ricardo Lewandowski was an STF justice from March 16, 2006 to April 11, 2023, STF president from September 10, 2014 to September 10, 2016 (he presided over Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in 2016) and Minister of Justice and Public Security from February 1, 2024 (asked to leave on January 8, 2026; dismissal published on January 9, 2026).
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Source: Ricardo Lewandowski (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗

Cases

Claim 43.007 (STF) — access to Operation Spoofing — rapporteur · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Last decision found: February 17, 2021; we did not verify the outcome.

Episodes

Statements (1)

O modus operandi da 'lava jato' levou a conduções coercitivas, prisões preventivas alongadas, prisões em segunda instância e outras atitudes incompatíveis com o Estado democrático de Direito

Portal translation: The modus operandi of 'lava jato' led to coercive conduction orders, prolonged pretrial detentions, arrests after second-instance rulings and other actions incompatible with the democratic rule of law

Ricardo Lewandowski · April 22, 2021 · Debate · Full court (Plenary) of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) (session on Moro's bias)

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Documented links

Ricardo Lewandowski relationship with Lula: Lewandowski, rapporteur of Rcl 43.007, guaranteed Lula's defense access to the Operation Spoofing messages that concern him.
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On February 1, 2021, Lewandowski lifted the secrecy of Rcl 43.007 and ordered the 10th Federal Criminal Court of the DF to ensure that Lula be given access to the messages that concern him, directly or indirectly, and those related to the investigations and cases against him in the 13th Court of Curitiba or in any jurisdiction; the earlier decision is dated December 28, 2020.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Operação Spoofing: Lewandowski retira sigilo da reclamação em que garantiu a Lula acesso a mensagens — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 1, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
On February 9, 2021, the STF Second Panel, by majority (Lewandowski, rapporteur, Nunes Marques, Cármen Lúcia and Gilmar Mendes; Fachin dissented), declined to admit the appeal by the Lava Jato prosecutors and maintained Lula's access to the Operation Spoofing messages that concern him; the majority said the judgment did not address the validity of the evidence, only access to elements held by the State.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: 2ª Turma garante a Lula acesso a arquivos da Operação Spoofing — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 9, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗

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Evidence mentioning Ricardo Lewandowski

On February 17, 2021, in Rcl 43.007, Ricardo Lewandowski gave the Ministry of Justice five days to report whether it had carried out or brokered international dealings of Lava Jato concerning Petrobras or Odebrecht (repatriation, fines, compensation, expert examinations, leniency, data exchange) between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2020.

Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

Source: Lewandowski pede informações ao Ministério da Justiça sobre cooperação internacional na Lava Jato — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 17, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗

Lewandowski, then a former justice, stated that Toffoli's decision confirmed the Second Panel's understanding about flaws in the collection of evidence, especially in the chain of custody.

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Source: Lewandowski diz que decisão de Toffoli confirmou visão da Segunda Turma do STF sobre acordos da Odebrecht — CNN Brasil, Sept. 6, 2023 · body of the article · open original ↗

On February 9, 2021, the STF Second Panel, by majority (Lewandowski, rapporteur, Nunes Marques, Cármen Lúcia and Gilmar Mendes; Fachin dissented), declined to admit the appeal by the Lava Jato prosecutors and maintained Lula's access to the Operation Spoofing messages that concern him; the majority said the judgment did not address the validity of the evidence, only access to elements held by the State.

Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

Source: 2ª Turma garante a Lula acesso a arquivos da Operação Spoofing — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 9, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗

On February 1, 2021, Lewandowski lifted the secrecy of Rcl 43.007 and ordered the 10th Federal Criminal Court of the DF to ensure that Lula be given access to the messages that concern him, directly or indirectly, and those related to the investigations and cases against him in the 13th Court of Curitiba or in any jurisdiction; the earlier decision is dated December 28, 2020.

Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

Source: Operação Spoofing: Lewandowski retira sigilo da reclamação em que garantiu a Lula acesso a mensagens — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 1, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗

According to Gilmar Mendes's vote, on February 9, 2021 the STF Second Panel confirmed a decision by Ricardo Lewandowski that gave Lula's defense access to the Operation Spoofing dialogues (Rcl 43.007), without deciding on their use as evidence in criminal cases.

Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

Source: Voto do ministro Gilmar Mendes no HC 164.493/DF (suspeição de Sergio Moro) — Supreme Federal Court (copy published by Poder360), Mar. 2021 · Section 4 of the vote · open original ↗

According to ConJur, on April 22, 2021 Justice Ricardo Lewandowski cited a PUC-SP study according to which Lava Jato allegedly removed R$142.6 billion from GDP and caused the dismantling of sectors of the economy.

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Source: Julgamento de suspeição tem embate sobre "legado lavajatista" — Consultor Jurídico, Apr. 22, 2021 · Sixth paragraph · open original ↗

Ricardo Lewandowski was an STF justice from March 16, 2006 to April 11, 2023, STF president from September 10, 2014 to September 10, 2016 (he presided over Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in 2016) and Minister of Justice and Public Security from February 1, 2024 (asked to leave on January 8, 2026; dismissal published on January 9, 2026).

News reportSingle source

Source: Ricardo Lewandowski (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗