Fachin calls PF after STF identifies threats against minister Flávio Dino

The president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Edson Fachin, called the Federal Police this Friday (9) after reports of threats to minister Flávio Dino.

"A technical security assessment regarding the threats identified against the minister was sent to the Federal Police, for knowledge and adoption of the relevant measures, within the scope of their duties."

"The STF remains attentive to the safety of its ministers and in coordination with the competent bodies."

This Friday, Minister Flávio Dino stated that he had received excerpts from a Court Security report which, according to him, brings together thousands of messages threatening murder and other attacks against him.

In a post on social media, Dino stated that the threats will not change his role as a minister and said that a judge cannot fail to make decisions for fear of suffering personal persecution.

"But an essential reflection remains: if a judge becomes afraid of deciding a case, given the supposed risk of suffering personal persecution, there is no longer a Judiciary. Nor a Constitution", he stated.

Dino also said that, in 37 years as a public servant, he has never faced criminal charges. For the minister, the threats are the result of "repetition of lies".

"The hatred exposed in the messages derives from the repetition of lies, aimed at causing violence," he wrote.

The minister also stated that anyone who disagrees with a court decision must challenge it through the mechanisms provided for in the Judiciary itself, appealing to the competent collegial bodies.

"If people do not agree with judicial decisions, they can appeal to the competent Collegiate. There is no need to kill the judge who made the decision, nor make angry speeches inciting persecution and aggression", he declared.

When talking about his own actions, Dino stated that he does not intend to change his conduct due to the threats.

"I will not alter my professional performance in any way, as my leg or hand have never trembled, nor has my voice changed," he wrote.

The message published by Dino contains a photo with excerpts of the threats directed not only at him but also at other ministers of the Court.

Minister Flávio Dino, minister of the STF — Photo: Rosinei Coutinho/STF