A Crisis Is Shaking Brazil’s Supreme Court. Here’s What to Know
Justices are accusing one another of bias and graft as the court weighs whether to investigate Alexandre de Moraes over the Banco Master case.
- Brazil's Supreme Court meets Tuesday to discuss whether Justice Alexandre de Moraes should be investigated amid an unprecedented internal crisis. Chief Justice Luiz Edson Fachin removed Justice Andre Mendonca from overseeing the Banco Master fraud probe.
- The chaos stems from Banco Master's collapse, a bank worth up to $16 billion, which was shut down last November. Mendonca faced accusations of selectively releasing documents to slow-walk evidence regarding Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, which Mendonca denies.
- Documents unsealed Friday revealed Justice de Moraes' wife held a $23 million legal contract with Banco Master. Investigations into Sen. Bolsonaro regarding $12 million in movie payments have proceeded much slower.
- This Supreme Court crisis has become a central issue in the October presidential campaign between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Sen. Bolsonaro. Allies of the Bolsonaro family have threatened to push for impeachment of justices.
- Brazil's next president will appoint at least four new Supreme Court justices, who can serve until 75 years old. These lifetime appointments will shape the court's direction for years to come.
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BRAZIL'S Supreme Court is in crisis due to allegations of corruption and political bias among judges.
A crisis is shaking Brazil's Supreme Court. Here's what to know
Brazil's Supreme Court is experiencing an unprecedented crisis with canceled sessions and overruled decisions. The court faces allegations of graft and political bias ahead of the presidential election. A collapsed bank investigation has linked several politicians and judiciary members to fraud. Justices are accused of selective case handling, intensifying political divisions. The court's turmoil has become a central issue in the upcoming presid…
A crisis is shaking Brazil’s Supreme Court. Here’s what to know – WTOP News
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis. Sessions are being canceled. Justices are overruling one another’s decisions. And suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members ahead of the country’s presidential election in October. The justices at the heart of...
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. Sessions are being cancelled. Judges revoke the decisions of their colleagues. And, in view of the country’s presidential elections in October, several of its members are suspected of bribery, political bias and police interference.
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