(FILES) Judge Andre Mendonca gestures during a trial of the regulation of social networks at the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia on June 4, 2025. Two Brazilian Supreme Court judges are at the center of an unprecedented clash that is shaking the country's highest judicial institution on the eve of the October presidential election. On one side is Alexandre de Moraes, considered by the right as the bane of the Bolsonaro movement; on the other is Andre Mendonca, appointed by Jair Bolsonaro himself. The two judges will face off in a session broadcast on national television. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes (R) looks on next to Justice Andre Mendonca during a court session at the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia on September 2, 2026. Two Brazilian Supreme Court judges are at the center of an unprecedented clash that is shaking the country's highest judicial institution on the eve of the October presidential election. On one side is Alexandre de Moraes, considered by the right as the bane of the Bolsonaro movement; on the other is Andre Mendonca, appointed by Jair Bolsonaro himself. The two judges will face off in a session broadcast on national television. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP via Getty Images)

US actress Dakota Fanning arrives for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Judge Andre Mendonca gestures during a ceremony where Judge Edson Fachin took office as Chief Justice and Alexandre de Moraes as Deputy Chief Justice, in Brasilia on September 29, 2025. Two Brazilian Supreme Court judges are at the center of an unprecedented clash that is shaking the country's highest judicial institution on the eve of the October presidential election. On one side is Alexandre de Moraes, considered by the right as the bane of the Bolsonaro movement; on the other is Andre Mendonca, appointed by Jair Bolsonaro himself. The two judges will face off in a session broadcast on national television. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP via Getty Images)

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 13, 2026 shows Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) minister Alexandre de Moraes (L) during a ceremony in Brasilia on September 29, 2025; and Judge Andre Mendonca during a trial of the regulation of social networks at the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia on June 4, 2025. Two Brazilian Supreme Court judges are at the center of an unprecedented clash that is shaking the country's highest judicial institution on the eve of the October presidential election. On one side is Alexandre de Moraes, considered by the right as the bane of the Bolsonaro movement; on the other is Andre Mendonca, appointed by Jair Bolsonaro himself. The two judges will face off in a session broadcast on national television. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP via Getty Images)

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 13, 2026 shows Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes (L) during a court session at the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia on September 2, 2026; and Judge Andre Mendonca during a trial of the regulation of social networks at the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia on June 4, 2025. Two Brazilian Supreme Court judges are at the center of an unprecedented clash that is shaking the country's highest judicial institution on the eve of the October presidential election. On one side is Alexandre de Moraes, considered by the right as the bane of the Bolsonaro movement; on the other is Andre Mendonca, appointed by Jair Bolsonaro himself. The two judges will face off in a session broadcast on national television. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP via Getty Images)

US actress Dakota Fanning arrives for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

US actress Dakota Fanning arrives for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)