Maurício Kertzman

Maurício Kertzman is a Brazilian judge and current desembargador from Bahia, who has recently been in the news due to his candidacy for a position on the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) following the upcoming retirement of minister Antonio Saldanha Palheiro. His campaign has faced scrutiny amid allegations of corruption, specifically linked to the Operação Faroeste, although a request for investigation against him was dismissed due to lack of evidence.