The Ethos Institute for Business and Social Responsibility has issued a statement in which it defends the creation of a code of conduct for STF ministers, as proposed by the president of the court, Edson Fachin.
“The credibility of the Supreme Court is not imposed: it is built, on a daily basis, by coherence between speech and practice, by ethical clarity and by transparency in the exercise of public functions,” he asserts.
Dedicated to the defense of ethical and transparent relationships in the business world, Ethos sees “the risk of demoralization of the STF in society, especially when personal, economic or political relationships are confused with the duty of impartiality and the republican character of the position”.
Fachin’s proposal encountered resistance from the ministers of the Court. The new code of conduct, which reflects the rules of the German Constitutional Court, would for example provide rules for participation in events and travel at the invitation of private companies.
The discussion gained momentum with the revelation this week that Minister Dias Toffoli took a plane to Peru with one of the lawyers in the Master case.
According to Ethos, Fachin’s initiative “aligns with the principles of public governance, transparency and institutional integrity defended by the institute and must be understood as an essential measure to guarantee the prevention of conflicts of interest, the declaration of economic and family ties, the regulation of participation in events and private conversations and ethical guidance on public demonstrations and the use of social networks.”
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