Moro defied orders from higher courts four times.
Judge Sergio Moro has repeatedly managed to impose his will on higher courts, which, in theory, should prevail over a first-instance judge. Moro has contradicted orders from courts above his hierarchical level four times, and the only time his will was not heeded – in the habeas corpus case of José Dirceu – the response and opposition were expressed through the press.
247 Judge Sergio Moro has repeatedly managed to impose his will on higher courts, which, in theory, should prevail over a first-instance judge. Moro has contradicted orders from courts above his hierarchical level four times, and the only time his wishes were not heeded – in the habeas corpus case of José Dirceu – the response and opposition were expressed through the press.
“(...) The number of cases in which federal judge Sergio Moro has contradicted decisions of higher courts since the beginning of Lava Jato has reached four. In three of these cases, he got what he wanted. Responsible for the operation's actions in Paraná, Moro has only backed down once so far, when he canceled the order for former minister José Dirceu to be monitored with an electronic ankle bracelet after his release by the Supreme Federal Court last week.
Sunday's episode, when Moro ordered the Federal Police to ignore the order of federal judge Rogério Favreto to release Lula, was the second time he defied a superior court's decision, arguing that the judge in charge lacked jurisdiction to handle the case.