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Brazilian Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP) lashed out at fellow lawmakers on Thursday, accusing them of using the impeachment push against Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes as a platform to win votes in the upcoming October 4 general election. Speaking in a plenary session, Alcolumbre said he faced daily "offenses and aggression" after resisting calls to impeach Moraes, a minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF).
He argued that critics were not presenting policy alternatives but merely seeking electoral advantage. "I would like to hear a proposal about the future of education in Brazil, about transportation, to get trucks off the roads, for ports to work better, to strengthen our agriculture. There is no proposal for Brazil, there is a proposal for the election," Alcolumbre said.
The remarks came amid renewed scrutiny of Moraes following a Federal Police report that showed messages from banker Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, to the minister during the bank’s crisis. Vorcaro reportedly sought information and made requests as investigations advanced and the bank faced liquidation risk.
Alcolumbre has signalled to allies that he will not advance impeachment requests against Moraes at this time. On Wednesday, he publicly defended the minister after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), a presidential candidate, raised the issue. In his defence, Alcolumbre pointed to past financing attempts for a cinebiography of former president Jair Bolsonaro, noting that Vorcaro had been asked to provide R$130 million for a film titled "Dark Horse", of which Flávio Bolsonaro allegedly received R$61 million. "Everyone forgot that they asked R$130 million from the same person to make a film. Now the only guilty party is Minister Alexandre de Moraes," he said.
On Thursday, Senator Carlos Viana (Podemos-MG) announced he had filed an ethics complaint in the Senate’s Ethics Committee against Alcolumbre, seeking his provisional removal from the presidency of the house.
The first round of the 2026 Brazilian general election is scheduled for October 4, with a potential runoff on October 25. Politicians have intensified campaigns as the date approaches, and Alcolumbre attributed the rise in personal attacks to electoral competition.
Alexandre de Moraes has been a justice of the Supreme Federal Court since 2017 and is known for his role in high‑profile investigations, including those related to the January 8, 2023, Brasília attacks. Davi Alcolumbre has served as a senator for Amapá since 2015 and was elected Senate president in February 2025.