Brazil's Senate rejects president's Supreme Court nominee for first time in more than 100 years
Messias fell 7 votes short after a secret ballot, forcing Lula to name another nominee for the court.
- Brazil's Senate rejected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's Supreme Court nominee, Jorge Messias, marking the first such rejection in over 130 years.
- Messias, Brazil's solicitor-general since 2023, received 34 votes in favor and 42 against, short of the 41 votes needed for approval.
57 Articles
57 Articles
The sound and double parliamentary defeat suffered this week by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led the Brazilian president and his government to start a search for...
Brazilian President Lula has to find himself a new judge. His candidate for a post at the Supreme Court did not get a majority.
The Brazilian Senate imposed a camouflet on Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by rejecting his candidate for the Supreme Court, a historic decision in the run-up to the election. ...
Brazil’s Senate Imposes a Historic Defeat on Lula by Rejecting His Candidate for Supreme Court Judge
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has suffered a severe blow this Wednesday from the senators, when less than six months before the elections. The Senate said ‘no’ to the name he had proposed to occupy a vacant position in the Federal Supreme Court. It was something that did not happen since 1894, more than 130 years ago. Normally, the Senate ratified, with more or less effort, the name that came from the Palacio del Planalto, …
The Senate in Brazil has blocked the person nominated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a position on the country's Supreme Court.
Brazil's Lula suffers heavy defeat as Senate rejects Supreme Court nominee
BRASILIA, April 29 - Brazil's Senate on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Solicitor General Jorge Messias for an open seat on the Supreme Court, making President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva the first leader in more than a century to have a top court nominee rejected by Congress. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
