Brazil’s institutional and economic arenas were defined by high-stakes decisions and deepening political conflicts today, as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seized on a major financial scandal to demand reform in the country’s top court, even as his administration pushed forward with massive infrastructure investments and controversial oil exploration. The President called for full transparency in the spiraling “Caso Master” investigation, a multi-billion-reais fraud case involving leaked messages to a Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice, which has exacerbated an already volatile internal power struggle within the judiciary. Lula used the fallout to renew his call for a restructuring of Brazil’s judicial system, arguing that the public has a right to the truth in a case he has characterized as potentially the largest financial crime in the country's history. The public demand for openness puts pressure on STF President Edson Fachin, who is struggling to contain the crisis between court members by asserting that the judiciary will adhere strictly to constitutional legality in its response.