Participating remotely, the minister had to interrupt the STF president’s speech to register his presence
The president of STF (Supreme Federal Court), Minister Roberto Barroso, forgot to greet Minister Dias Toffoli at the beginning of the session on Thursday (May 16, 2024). Toffoli participated in the session remotely, via video call.
At the beginning of his speech, Barroso mentioned by name all the ministers present in the Court’s plenary session, in Brasília, and went on to congratulate the Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet. At this moment, Toffoli interrupted and said: “Mr President, I am here”.
Barroso then rectified the information. “I note the presence of minister José Antônio Dias Toffoli, who participates in a video conference”he stated, smiling.
Watch the moment (1min30s):
Here are the ministers who were in person at the session and were mentioned by Barroso:
- Gilmar Mendes;
- Carmen Lúcia;
- Luiz Fux;
- Edson Fachin;
- Alexandre de Moraes;
- Nunes Marques;
- André Mendonça;
- Cristiano Zanin; It is
- Flavio Dino.
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