Moraes says leaks created “artificial suspicions” against ministers

Minister of the Federal Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes stated that the leak of tax data from members of the Court and their families was used to generate “artificial suspicions” against public authorities.

The statement follows a statement from the Attorney General’s Office in the investigation investigating irregular access to Federal Revenue systems.

In a note released by his office, Moraes cited the PGR’s understanding that the fragmented and selective disclosure of protected information, without judicial control and out of context, ended up being used to feed narratives against STF ministers and other authorities.

According to the minister, “several and multiple illicit accesses” to confidential data were identified, followed by leaks.

The investigation involves consultations carried out in the Federal Revenue systems which, according to an internal report sent to the Supreme Court, did not present a functional justification. Although access to fiscal data is part of the agency’s routine, it must occur within legal parameters and with a motivation compatible with the activity performed.

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In the most recent order, Moraes authorized the Federal Police to carry out search and seizure warrants against four IRS employees suspected of participating in the improper access. It also determined precautionary measures, in addition to breaking the banking, tax and telematic confidentiality of those investigated, allowing the analysis of communications, financial records and cloud storage.

Among the targets are a Revenue auditor in São José do Rio Preto (SP), a Serpro employee assigned to the agency in Rio de Janeiro and two INSS technicians assigned to the Revenue, stationed in Bahia and São Paulo.

The investigation was opened after indications that data from STF ministers, the Attorney General of the Republic and their families had been consulted and subsequently disclosed.

For Moraes, the case goes beyond the administrative issue and directly affects the institutional integrity of the tax secrecy protection system.