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If he were to duel with Gilmar, Marco Aurélio says he would choose 'a firearm'.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurélio Mello openly expressed his animosity towards his colleague Gilmar Mendes; "With regard to me, he crossed all imaginable limits. If we were in the 18th century, the confrontation would end in a duel, and I would choose a firearm, not a bladed weapon," said Mello in an interview with Rádio Gauíba this Wednesday, the 6th.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurélio Mello openly expressed his animosity towards fellow Justice Gilmar Mendes; "With regard to me, he crossed all imaginable limits. If we were in the 18th century, the confrontation would end in a duel, and I would choose a firearm, not a bladed weapon," said Mello, in an interview with Rádio Gauíba this Wednesday, June 6 (Photo: Charles Nisz).

247 - The animosity between Supreme Court Justices Marco Aurélio Mello and Gilmar Mendes is well-known.

In an interview with Rádio Guaíba, from Porto Alegre, this Wednesday the 6th, Marco Aurélio said there is a 'capital enmity' between him and Gilmar. “Regarding me, he crossed all unimaginable limits. If we were in the 18th century, the clash would end in a duel and I would choose a firearm, not a bladed weapon,” he declared.

The minister did not comment on Gilmar's statement classifying the Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, as a "delinquent" for reviewing the plea bargain process of JBS executives. "I will not comment, I am not a censor of Minister Gilmar Mendes," he said.