Justice Edson Fachin of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has turned down a request from Flávio Bolsonaro that sought to have fellow Justice Flávio Dino declared biased, according to CNN Brasil. The request, if granted, would have removed Dino from cases connected to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to Flávio Bolsonaro himself, and to the 2026 elections.
CNN Brasil reports that Fachin rejected the push to sideline Dino from those proceedings. The outlet describes the matter as a suspeição request — an argument that a judge should be set aside for suspected partiality. Agência Brasil and G1 also reported that Fachin denied the attempt to distance Dino from the relevant cases, while Gazeta do Povo framed the decision as a refusal of Flávio's request to remove Dino from processes involving him, Lula and the elections.
The reporting does not detail the specific grounds Flávio Bolsonaro raised, nor does it set out Fachin's full reasoning. What is clear from the coverage is the outcome: Dino remains assigned to the cases, and the recusal effort did not succeed.
The decision lands in a period when the composition of the court hearing matters tied to Lula, to Flávio Bolsonaro and to the coming presidential race has itself become a point of contention. A separate CNN Brasil headline indicates Flávio had asked Fachin to declare Dino suspect in the Lula and election cases — the request that has now been denied.
What to watch next: whether Flávio Bolsonaro's side appeals the ruling or files a fresh challenge, and how Dino proceeds in the cases he continues to handle.
